ENVE 277Air Quality Engineering

Units: 0.50
Faculty: Engineering
Subject: Environmental Engineering

When it runs

Ran in 3 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Quantitative introduction to indoor and outdoor air pollution sources, and major processes including emission rates, atmospheric dispersion, chemistry, and deposition. Air quality standards and regulations. Basic atmospheric science and meteorology to support the fate and transport of air pollutants. Overview of control and treatment methods. Indoor air exposure estimates and the function of the HVAC components.

Prerequisites

Complete all of the following
- Students must be in level 2B or higher
- Enrolled in H-Civil Engineering, H-Environmental Engineering, or H-Geological Engineering

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
Section	Class	Enrolled	Meets
LEC 001	4917	66 / 70	MW 14:30–15:50
TUT 101	4918	66 / 70	F 15:30–16:20

Reviewed on UW Flow

100% liked it13% easy88% useful

From 6 ratings and 1 comment on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

Prof was Rebecca Saari, who I surprisingly couldn't find in the list of available professors. Very easy course, but a little annoying to have 4 15%-term-tests instead of a final exam. Rebecca Saari is also funny and very entertaining.

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Fall 2020

Nov 25, 2020 Lost my love for academia. 60 points, 33 comments

“Is it possible to pass civil engineering with minimum effort during the next two years to finish the degree.”

u/VerifiedPost: “Pick one”

u/colaroga: “or bridges, or wastewater treatment systems, or traffic modelling, or connected vehicle technology. Heck you can even research landfills and their methane outputs like the prof in Enve277 is doing.”

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Fall 2017

Oct 28, 2017 Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments

“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”

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