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Air Quality Science and
Engineering
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The study of human impacts on atmospheric conditions is a major emphasis within the
Environmental Engineering program at Michigan Tech. Students in this program gain an in-depth
understanding of the processes which control the composition of the natural atmosphere and the
impacts of human emissions. In addition, they are provided with a broad background in
environmental engineering and science, including air pollution control, surface water quality,
groundwater quality, soils and the subsurface environment, and wastewater and hazardous waste
treatment.
Students with an emphasis on air
quality conduct research on atmospheric composition, anthropogenic
impacts on the chemical state of the atmosphere, and the cycling
of pollutants between the atmosphere and other environmental
reservoirs. Current research programs include:
- Measurement studies to assess regional and hemispheric
impacts human activities
- Measurements at the Azores Islands and other remote locations
in the North Atlantic Ocean, aimed at assessing impacts
on the photochemical production and loss of ozone in the
lower atmosphere
- Studies of the long-range transport of pollutants
- Modeling of atmosphere-surface exchange of air toxics
- Development environmental fate and risk assessment models
for air pollution prevention
- Development of multimedia Internet-based software for
environmental engineering
The Environmental Engineering program in air quality science
and engineering is part of a multidepartmental Atmospheric
Sciences program at Michigan Tech.
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Michigan
Technological University
Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering
870 Dow Environmental Sciences and Engineering Building
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, Michigan, 49931 - 1295, USA
Department Phone: 1-906-487-2520
Department Fax: 1-906-487-2943
Department E-mail: cee@mtu.edu
Last Modified: January 3, 2008
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Michigan Technological University is an equal opportunity
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