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Environmental Impacts, Threshold Levels and Health Effects
Last Updated: 2026-02-05 15:40:34
Abstract
Environmental impacts on human health and well-being will be discussed. Concepts and methods for exposure measurements and assessments will be shown. In the first part of the semester, air pollutants (for example for ozone, and fine particles).In the second part, noise, its effects and control, will be covered.
Objective
- to understand the basic concepts of an exposure assessment (air, noise) - to know methods used in health effect research - to know criteria and methods for setting threshold levels
Content
Air Pollutants - sources of pollutants (indoors and outdoors) - concepts of an exposure assessment - measurement methods for gases and particles - health effect of pollutants (methods, most important pollutants, such as fine particles and ozone) Noise - Introduction to acoustics, Measurement, Hearing - Auditory processing - Exposure assessment of noise - Noise effects, Exposure-effect relationships - Basics of noise control and abatement, exposure limits - Noise abatement policy
Resources
Lecture Notes
Presentations (ppt, pdf) will uploaded to a server, previous to the lecture.
Literature
see references in the scripts.
Learning Materials (Links)
General Information
- Language
- English
- Levels
- BSC , MSC
- Frequency
- Yearly recurring
Examination
- Type
- session examination
- Mode
- written 60 minutes
- Aids
- Skript, Powerpoint, "Beilagen", eigene Notizen, Bücher etc.NICHT ERLAUBT: Notebooks, elektronische Hilfen etc.
Course Components
| Type | Title | Time & Place | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| lecture | Environmental Impacts, Threshold Levels and Health Effects |
|
2 h weekly |