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ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
Paper Code:
ENV 123
Credits:
5
Contact Hours:
75.00
Max. Marks:
100.00
Objective:
To make students aware of the deteriorating conditions of the environment due to anthropogenic interference
20.00
Unit I:
Air Pollution
- Atmospheric composition and stratification
- Air quality standards
- History and episodes of air pollution
- Sources of pollution (Line and area source)
- Classification of air pollutants
- Meteorological parameters influencing air pollution
- Atmospheric stability and Inversion
- Plume behavior
- Photochemical reactions in the atmosphere (Reactions of NOx, SO2,CO, and CO2)
- Causes and effects of acid rain, global warming, and ozone depletion
14.00
Unit II:
Water Pollution
- Water quality standards.
- Sources of water pollution
- Effects of water pollution
- Marine Pollution: causes and impacts
- Ganga Action Plan
12.00
Unit III:
Soil Pollution
- Composition of soil with special reference to Rajasthan
- Types and sources of soil pollution
- Methods of Soil pollution control
- Land degradation with special reference to soil erosion
14.00
Unit IV:
Noise Pollution
- Basic concept and definition
- Sources of noise pollution
- Noise exposure levels and standards
- Impacts of noise on human health
15.00
Unit V:
Radioactive and Thermal Pollution
- Sources, types and effects of radiation (Ionizing and non ionizing)
- Radioactive Pollution
- Management and disposal of radioactive waste
- Control of radioactive pollution
- Thermal Pollution: sources and effects
Essential Readings:
- · Cunningham, W. P., & Cunningham, M. A. (2012). Environmental Science: A Global Concern (12th ed.). The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
- · Ghassemi, A. (2002). Handbook of Pollution Control and Waste Minimization. Marcel Dekker, Inc.
- · Hill, M. K. (2010). Understanding Environmental Pollution (3rd ed.). U.K.: Cambridge University Press.
- · Kaur, H. (2014). Environmental Chemistry (8th Ed.). Meerut: Pragati Prakashan.
- · Lutgens, F. K., & Tarbuck, E. J. (2010). The Atmosphere: An Introduction to Meteorology (11th ed.). Prentice Hall (Pearson).
- · Peavy, H., Rowe, D., & Tchobanoglous, G. (2013). Environmental Engineering (1st ed.). McGraw Hill Education India Private Limited.
- · Peirce, J. J., Weiner, R. E., & Vesilind, P. A. (1998). Environmental Pollution and Control (4th ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann.
- · Pepper, I. L., Gerba, C. P., & Brusseau, M. L. (2006). Environmental and Pollution Science (2nd ed.). Academic Press (Elsevier).
- · Prafflin, J. R., & Zeigler, E. N. (2006). Encyclopedia of Environment Science and Engineering (5th ed.). CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group).
- · Wang, L. K., Pereira, N. C., & Hung, Y.-T. (2005 ). Advanced Air and Noise Pollution Control. New Jersey: Humana Press Inc.
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