Analysis and Control of Environmental Health Risks-MACRAS

T - Theoretical; TP - Theory and practice; PL - Laboratory; S - Seminar; OT - Tutorial.

• Intended learning outcomes

  Acquire knowledge of the main techniques used in the evaluation and control of environmental risks:
  Identify risk factors for health and the causes of their presence in the environment; Identify methods of
  measurement and analysis suitable for different environmental risks; Knowing and select technical
  solutions for eliminating or minimizing the impact on the environment and human health.

• Syllabus:

  Control systems: Indoor air quality in health units; Air conditioning and ventilation systems ; Filtration
  systems ; Clean Rooms.
  Assessment and monitoring of water quality; foodstuffs; waste management; heat waves; disease vectors.

• Evidence of the syllabus coherence with the curricular unit’s intended learning outcomes:

  Detailed analysis using in addition to discussion of several scientific articles on the subject. During class
  are simulated various situations of study cases, in order to put into practice the knowledge acquired to
  facilitate intervention in real work context.

• Teaching methodologies

  The pedagogical methodology includes recourse to expository method and the interrogative. Where
  applicable, the active method is used by realisation of practical exercises in class. The evaluation of this
  course is done by performing two exams and practical exercises in the classroom.

• Evidence of the teaching methodologies coherence with the curricular unit’s intended learning outcomes:

  Students perform the practical application of knowledge obtained in theoretical classes, through the
  analysis of legal and technical documents and scientific papers that provide scientific support to the
  issues addressed. On theoretical-practical component are made group work, exploratory nature,
  associated with the theoretical contents and analyse scientific papers on the themes taught.

• Main Bibliography:

  Bearg, D., Indoor air quality and HVAC systems, Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, FL, 1993
  HEUMAN – Industrial air pollution control system. Mc-GRAW Hill.
  SPENGLER, J. D. ; SEXTON, K. – Indoor air pollution : a public health perspective. Science. 221 : 4605 (July
  1983) 9-17.
  OLIVER, L. C. ; SHACKLETON, B. W. – The indoor air we breathe. Public Health Reports. 113 : 5
  (September-October 1998) 398-409.
  Gonçalves F: Moderna Saúde Pública. 6thEdição. Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian. ISBN 972-31-0514-4.
  BAPTISTA, P.; PINHEIRO G.; ALVES P. – Sistemas de Gestão de Segurança Alimentar. Guimarães:
  Forvisão, 2003
  Colecções ambiente – Gestão e Tratamento de resíduos - Almedina, 2008
  Formosinho, S.; Pio, C.; Barros, H.; Cavalheiro, J. Parecer relativo ao tratamento de Resíduos Industriais
  perigosos Volume I e II. Principia.
  Diplomas legais e artigos científicos