Pfluger, A. R., & Roux, D. P., & Butkus, M. A. (2012, June), A Hands-on Experience in Air Pollution Engineering Courses: Implementing an Effective Indoor Air Pollution Project  Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas. 10.18260/1-2--20817

\bibitem{asee_peer_20817}
  Pfluger, A. R., \& Roux, D. P., \& Butkus, M. A. (2012, June), \emph{A Hands-on Experience in Air Pollution Engineering Courses: Implementing an Effective Indoor Air Pollution Project}
  Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas.
  10.18260/1-2--20817

Andrew Ross Pfluger P.E., David-Michael P. Roux, and Michael A. Butkus.  "A Hands-on Experience in Air Pollution Engineering Courses: Implementing an Effective Indoor Air Pollution Project".  2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2012.  https://peer.asee.org/20817 Internet.  23 Apr, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_20817}
  Andrew Ross Pfluger P.E., David-Michael P. Roux, and Michael A. Butkus.
  "A Hands-on Experience in Air Pollution Engineering Courses: Implementing an Effective Indoor Air Pollution Project".
  \emph{2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2012.
  https://peer.asee.org/20817 Internet.  23 Apr, 2024

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AB  - A Hands-On Experience in Air Pollution Engineering Courses: Implementing anEffective Indoor Air Pollution ProjectAbstractMany undergraduate environmental engineering programs have courses on air pollutionengineering; however, most of these courses do not include a hands-on learningexperience. This shortcoming can influence ABET accreditation since the EnvironmentalEngineering Program Criterion (Criterion 9) states that students must have an ability toconduct laboratory experiments, critically analyze, and interpret data in more than onemajor environmental engineering focus area, e.g., air, water, land, environmental health.Additionally, ABET outcome “b” states that graduates will develop the skills necessaryto plan, design, execute, and critically interpret results from experiments. Students in theEnvironmental Engineering Program at the United States Military Academy (USMA)have water-related laboratory experiences in lower-level courses, such as jar testing andbiochemical oxygen demand experiments, similar to those found in many undergraduateenvironmental engineering programs at other universities. This work presents a rathernovel air pollution laboratory project that provides students an opportunity to develop andtest a hypothesis related to an indoor air quality issue that interests them. This paperpresents the methods and materials required to implement this educational experience inenvironmental engineering programs to meet ABET accreditation requirements.Preparation for the project requires student teams (3-4 students) to develop a basicevaluation and sampling protocol to test a potential indoor air pollution problem.Students first identify a pollutant of concern, either a gas (CO, Cl, VOC, Radon, O3) orparticulate matter, and identify a feasible and safe location on campus for testing.Students often chose projects that address myths about the air quality in certain buildings,which aids in interest and the learning process. Students are then supplied with theappropriate air pollution monitoring devices and given a period of five weeks to collectdata, use statistical analysis to interpret the data, and analyze the results. Student teamsare required to submit a 5-page technical report on their methods and findings and mustcompare the concentration of pollutants they detect to the Permissible Exposure Limitsfor occupational exposure to indoor air pollutants established by the National Institute forOccupational Health and Safety. Students receive feedback on their protocols and resultsfrom their customer (other students, engineers with the department of public works), theirinstructor, and/or the environmental engineering lab manager. Students are required togive the instructor in-progress reviews throughout the project, and to present final resultsto the customer. This laboratory project gives students the opportunity to test ahypothesis, quantify a real-world indoor air pollution problem, and demonstratesignificant partnership between professional engineers and students, while uniquelymeeting ABET accreditation requirements.
AU  - Andrew Ross Pfluger P.E.
AU  - David-Michael P. Roux
AU  - Michael A. Butkus
CY  - San Antonio, Texas
DA  - 2012/06/10
PB  - ASEE Conferences
TI  - A Hands-on Experience in Air Pollution Engineering Courses: Implementing an Effective Indoor Air Pollution Project
UR  - https://peer.asee.org/20817
DO  - 10.18260/1-2--20817
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