Students will be required to complete 2 pieces of summative assessment.
2 x 1000-1500 word essays (50% each); one addressing outcomes 1+3 and one 2+3. The students will have a choice of titles.
Students will be provided with formative assessment and feedback via through questions and answers in lectures and by submitting an essay from the range of titles for formative assessment only.

Composition of the atmosphere, spheres and pauses and influence of height on temperature and molecular vs .atomic concentrations, including natural production and destruction of ozone. Review of the types, sources, effects and amounts of atmospheric pollution. Acid rain, oxidation mechanisms for SO2 and NOx, boundary layer and transport of acid rain, effects of acid rain. Interaction of infra-red radiation, dipole moment and active and inactive vibrational modes for carbon dioxide, water, methane and CFC, infra-red window and additive effects, relative contributions to Greenhouse Effect, predictions of future trends, actions for reducing CO2 emissions. Ozone formation in troposphere and photochemical smogs, destruction of ozone in stratosphere by CFC's and N2O, polar stratospheric clouds and formation of ozone hole, effect of various protocols for reducing sources of Cl radicals in future. Production of energy, renewable and non-renewable approaches. Sources of solid wastes, alternatives to landfills, recycling of materials.

TIME A series of 12 x 1h lecture/tutorial sessions will cover the theory aspects. Your independent study time will be taken up by consulting the literature and INTERNET to support the lecture/tutorial sessions and to prepare for writing the two coursework assignments.

Module handbook, appropriately equipped lecture room, access to INTERNET and appropriately stocked library.
Blackboard VLE

A-level or equivalent in a science subject.

No specific text is recommended but the following are indicative.
" Atmospheric Pollution" by Elsom (Blackwell), "Earth Under Siege" by Turco (Oxford Press 1997) and "Global Warming" by Houghton (Cambridge 1997)