UMGC ENMT380 2021 October Week 6 Assignment Latest

ENMT380 Air Quality Management

Week 6 Assignment  

Health and welfare effects of air pollution, and strategies & tactics for air quality management

We have covered the sources, effects, controls, and management of various air pollutants in the past six weeks of class. To help you synthesize and apply what you have learned, please answer the following questions:

Making a 3x7 table: What were/are the sources for the six criteria pollutants in the U.S.? (10 points possible) What are the major possible effects of these air pollutants on you & your family, and home. (20 points possible)

The table below should be filled for your specific situation:

Criteria Air Pollutant in U.S.         Major sources in U.S.    Major effects of each pollutant to you and your family located in _____________                                             

Name and briefly describe two technological controls, including which air pollutants are mitigated by those two technologies and how, and the waste created from those technologies. That is, you should clearly describe the inputs and outputs of these two technologies. (30 points possible)

Briefly discuss the strategy and tactics used by the U.S. EPA to manage one of the air pollutants you discussed with your answer to the previous question. (10 points possible)

Explore how one other country outside the U.S. manages that air pollutant, providing two paragraphs summary of what you have found in your research including identification of drivers, monitors, and policies and regulations. (30 points possible)

Please review the grading rubric that comes with each assignment to make sure you have fulfilled the requirements in the grading rubric. The grading rubric is used to assess your work, with additional detailed comments provided in addition to the general comments that are part of each of the assessment categories for each grading criteria.  You can view the grading rubric by clicking on the "rubric" associated with each assignment and by clicking on the "feedback" after each assignment has been graded.