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Air Quality Monitoring (EVSC90033)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Not available in 2026
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Overview
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The air is an undervalued environmental resource - subject at times to catastrophic and chronic pollution events. 'What constitutes good air?' 'What environmental protections are in place?' and 'How do we know the air quality?' are all questions addressed in this subject. Major infrastructure projects require air quality assessments and emergency/health service providers need to assess air quality data to advise the public. Working with industry professionals working in the air quality space and exploring low-cost sensor technology interfaced with python code students will build their own air monitoring sensor and design an experiment to evaluate the air we breathe - synthesizing the findings into an air action plan.
Intended learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of subject students should be able to:
- Describe drivers of air quality
- Evaluate trace-gas concentrations from diffuse and point source emission fluxes against national standards and health recommendations
- Describe air monitoring sensor technology and build a low-cost sensor
- Design and implement a sampling and calibration strategy for air quality monitoring
- Synthesise air quality observations into an air action plan for a client
Generic skills
- Environmental monitoring experimental design
- Data analysis and uncertainty evaluation
- Oral and written client communication
Last updated: 6 November 2025