ABOUT THE EIGHTH DOH BLOCK ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

Course Convenor
Professor Eugene Cairncross
Peninsual Technicon
Tel (021) 9596490
Email: CairncrossE@pentech.ac.za

Overall Programme Convenor
Professor Jonny Myers
Tel (021) 4066898
Fax: (021) 4066163
Email: myers@cormack.uct.ac.za

Programme Administrator
Mrs Dot Manley
Tel (021) 406 6495
Fax: (021) 4066163
Email: dotm@cormack.uct.ac.za

Ms Fouzia Mohamed
Tel (021) 4066719
Fax: (021) 4066163
Email: fouziam@cormack.uct.ac.za

Other Lecturers can be contacted through the above-mentioned

BLOCK 8:

Specific Module Objectives: By the end of this module, you should:

1. understand air pollution in its historical context
2. have a basic insight into the main outdoor (ambient) air pollutants and their health and environmental impacts
3. be able to identify the most common sources of air pollution
4. understand the basic methods of assessing air quality; understand the key elements of an Air Quality Management System
5. be able to provide an overview of the South African legal and regulatory framework for controlling air emissions
6. be able to carry out a survey of pertinent international practice and relevant International Conventions