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18-Env-A5 Air Quality and Pollution Control Engineering

Worked solutions to 14 past sittings (2013–2019), 89 questions. Pick a sitting, or start from a topic below.

Topics across the sittings

Topics that come up in more than one sitting, taken from the headings of our worked solutions. A topic counts once per sitting.

Questions by sitting

December 2019

  1. Question 1: Sources, Classification and Health/Ecological Impacts of Atmospheric Pollutants
  2. Question 2: Meteorology, Atmospheric Stability and Stack Plume Behaviour
  3. Question 3: Gaussian and Puff Dispersion Models and Effective Stack Height
  4. Question 4: Control of NOₓ and SOₓ, and Biofiltration for Odour Control
  5. Question 5: Particulate Measurement, SO₂ Combustion Stoichiometry and Settling Velocity
  6. Question 6: Cyclone Collection Efficiency and Emissions Trading
  7. Question 7: Gas/Vapour Control Technologies and Photochemical Smog Formation

December 2018

  1. Question 1: Sources, Classification and Combustion Air Demand of Atmospheric Pollutants
  2. Question 2: Stack Plumes, Dispersion and the Gaussian Plume Model
  3. Question 3: Particulate Matter Sources, Measurement and Health Effects
  4. Question 4: Air Toxics, Odour Control and Noxious Pollutants
  5. Question 5: Smog, Photochemical Reactions and Flue Gas Desulfurization

May 2018

  1. Question 1: Sources and Classification of Atmospheric Pollutants
  2. Question 2: Dispersion Models and Plume Behaviour
  3. Question 3: Particulate Measurement and PM Health/Aesthetic Effects
  4. Question 4: Air Toxics, Mobile Sources, and Emissions-Reporting Programs
  5. Question 5: Gas-Cleaning Equipment, SOₓ/NOₓ Control, and Atmospheric Behaviour

December 2017

  1. Question 1: Sources, Classification and Health/Ecological Impacts of Atmospheric Pollutants
  2. Question 2: Plume Behaviour, Atmospheric Stability, Gaussian Dispersion and Other Air Quality Models
  3. Question 3: Measurement Techniques and Particulate Characteristics
  4. Question 4: Air Toxics, Mobile Sources, Odour Control and Emission Trading
  5. Question 5: Gaseous Pollutant Behaviour and Particulate Emission Monitoring/Control

May 2017

  1. Question 1: Sources and Classification of Atmospheric Pollutants
  2. Question 2: Air Quality Models and Gaussian Dispersion
  3. Question 3: Particulate Measurement and PM 2.5 /PM 10
  4. Question 4: Odour Control, Noxious Pollutants, Emission Trading and Air Toxics
  5. Question 5: Gaseous Pollutant Behaviour and Particulate Emission Control
  6. Question 6: Control of Gaseous and Vapour Emissions

December 2016

  1. Question 1: Gaussian Plume Dispersion and Plume Behaviour
  2. Question 2: Sources of Atmospheric Pollutants and Combustion Air Demand
  3. Question 3: Particulate Measurement and PM 2.5 /PM 10
  4. Question 4: Air Toxics, Odour Control and Emission Trading
  5. Question 5: Baghouse Sizing, Emissions Monitoring and Gaseous Pollutant Behaviour
  6. Question 6: Smog, Photochemical Reactions and Flue Gas Desulfurization
  7. Question 7: Control of Gas and Vapour Emissions

May 2016

  1. Question 1: Sources and Classification of Atmospheric Pollutants
  2. Question 2: Gaussian Plume Dispersion Model
  3. Question 3: Measurement Techniques and Particulate Characteristics
  4. Question 4: Air Toxics, Mobile Sources, Odour Control and Emission Trading
  5. Question 5: Gaseous Pollutant Behaviour and Particulate Monitoring/Control
  6. Question 6: Control of Sulphur and Nitrogen Oxides, and Photochemical Smog
  7. Question 7: Control of Gas and Vapour Emissions — Adsorption/Absorption, Cyclones and Incineration

December 2015

  1. Question 1: Sources, Classification and Health/Ecological Impacts of Atmospheric Pollutants
  2. Question 2: Plume Behaviour, Atmospheric Stability and the Gaussian Dispersion Model
  3. Question 3: Measurement of Air Pollutants and Particulate Characteristics
  4. Question 4: Air Toxics, Odour Control and Emission Trading
  5. Question 5: Dispersion Behaviour of Gaseous Pollutants and Particulate Control
  6. Question 6: Control of SO x and NO x , and Photochemical Smog Formation
  7. Question 7: Control of Gaseous and Vapour Emissions

May 2015

  1. Question 1: Sources and Classification of Atmospheric Pollutants
  2. Question 2: Plume Rise and the Gaussian Dispersion Model
  3. Question 3: Measurement of Air Pollutants and Particulate Health/Aesthetic Effects
  4. Question 4: Air Toxics, Mobile Sources, Odour Control and Emission Trading
  5. Question 5: Behaviour of Gaseous Pollutants and Particulate Settling
  6. Question 6: Control of SO x and NO x , and Photochemical Smog
  7. Question 7: Control of Gaseous and Vapour Emissions

December 2014

  1. Question 1: Sources and Classification of Atmospheric Pollutants
  2. Question 2: Solar Radiation, Wind Fields and Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling
  3. Question 3: Measurement Techniques and Particulate Characteristics
  4. Question 4: Air Toxics, Mobile Sources, Odour Control and Emission Trading
  5. Question 5: Emission Source Characterization and Gaseous Pollutant Control
  6. Question 6: Control of SOx and NOx, Desulfurisation and Photochemical Smog
  7. Question 7: Control of Gas and Vapour Emissions — Cyclones, Adsorption and Incineration

May 2014

  1. Question 1: Sources of Atmospheric Pollutants, Indoor Air Quality and Arsenic Emissions
  2. Question 2: Control of Gas and Vapour Emissions — Scrubbers, Combustion/Absorption Devices and Incineration
  3. Question 3: Measurement of Air Pollutants, Particulate Characteristics and PM2.5
  4. Question 4: Air Toxics from Mobile Sources, Odour Control and Emission Trading
  5. Question 5: Atmospheric Stability, Dispersion Modelling and the Gaussian Plume Equation
  6. Question 6: Combustion Stoichiometry, Flue Gas Desulfurisation and Photochemical Smog
  7. Question 7: Formation and Monitoring of Gaseous Pollutants and Gravity Settlers

December 2013

  1. Question 1: NOx Control, Flue Gas Desulfurisation and Photochemical Smog
  2. Question 2: SO 2 Flue-Gas Concentration and Health/Ecological Impacts of Air Pollutants
  3. Question 3: Air Toxics from Mobile Sources, Odour Control and Emission Trading
  4. Question 4: Stack Plume Behaviour and Gaussian/Eddy Dispersion Modelling
  5. Question 5: SO 2 Monitoring, Particulate Characterization and PM2.5/PM10 Similarities
  6. Question 6: Atmospheric Behaviour of SO 2 and Electrostatic Precipitator Terminal Velocity
  7. Question 7: ESP Efficiency, Adsorption/Absorption Design and Incineration Engineering

May 2013

  1. Question 1: Behaviour of Gaseous Pollutants and Control of Particulate Emissions
  2. Question 2: Measurement Techniques and PM2.5/PM10 Health and Aesthetic Considerations
  3. Question 3: Sources of Atmospheric Pollutants, Indoor Air Quality and Lead Emissions
  4. Question 4: Atmospheric Stability, Source Types and the Gaussian Dispersion Model
  5. Question 5: Cyclone Particulate Control and Gas/Vapour Emission Control Mechanisms
  6. Question 6: Air Toxics, Mobile Sources, Odour Control and Emission Trading
  7. Question 7: Control of SOx and NOx, Flue Gas Desulfurisation and Photochemical Smog

Undated paper

  1. Question 1: Sources, Classification and Combustion Air Demand of Atmospheric Pollutants
  2. Question 2: Stack Plumes, Dispersion and the Gaussian Plume Model
  3. Question 3: Particulate Matter Measurement, Characterization and PM₂.₅/PM₁₀ Health Effects
  4. Question 4: Air Toxics, Odour Control and Noxious Pollutants
  5. Question 5: Smog, Flue Gas Desulfurization and Gas-Phase Control Mechanisms