The Air Pollution Basics curriculum is intended for newly hired federal, state, local, and tribal air professionals, as well as individuals who want to learn more about how air pollution affects our world. Learners should be familiar with the content covered in this curriculum before taking courses under the curricula that relate to specific air agency job functions.
In the left column, you will find entire e-learning courses. The right column provides the content of those same courses arranged by learning objective, for learners who would like to customize their learning plan or who are looking for more targeted training content. (It should be noted that training material is not yet available for all learning objectives.)
eLearning Courses
This course provides a broad overview of air quality management.
This is a foundational-level course intended for new hires within state, local, and tribal air agencies. After completion of this course, learners will be able to generally describe the impact of air quality legislation in the United States.
This is a foundational-level course intended for new hires within state, local, and tribal air agencies. After completion of this course, learners will be able to describe the types of air pollutants that are harmful to human health and/or the environment.
This is a foundational-level course intended for new hires within state, local, and tribal air agencies. After completion of this course, learners will be able to explain general approaches, as well as technology-specific controls, for reducing emissions of particulate matter (PM), nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx), and volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
This course provides an overview of air pollution control technologies.
After completion of this course, learners will be able to explain basic concepts in environmental science.
After completion of this course, learners will be able to explain the purpose of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) within the air quality management process.
After completion of this course, learners will be able to explain key concepts associated with implementation of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS).
After completion of this course, learners will be able to explain the various interrelated aspects of air pollution control, understand the basic terminology, and have a rudimentary understanding of some of the technical aspects of regulating, measuring, and controlling air pollution.