Environmental Pollution and Control

Paper Code: 
CENV 301
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to –

  1. Understand the major problems of Environmental Pollution due to natural and anthropogenic  causes
  2. Identify various control methods for the prevention and control and pollution

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course

Course outcome

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

CENV 301

Environmental Pollution and Control

Upon completion of this

course, students will:

CO17:    Examine the critical

linkage                               between

environmental pollution and

human health

CO18:   Appraise the damage

caused by the pollution of the air, water, land and noise on the environment

CO19: Create the ability to

identify the best and suitable

methods    to                 control                 the

environmental pollution

CO20: Assemble the risks of various                       environmental problems and extent of

human intervention to reduce them

Approach                              in teaching:

Guest lectures, Power Point Presentations, Group discussions, Industry visit

Learning activities for the students: MCQ            based            class activity,             Presentation preparation,            Field

observations,                          Case studies

Quiz, Model/Poster making

Class Test, Assignments Class Test, Semester End Examination

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Air pollution and its control
  • Sources of air pollution
  • Types of air pollutants and their characteristics
  • Effects of major air pollutants (SOx, NOx, CO2, O3,PM) on living and non-living components
  • Basic methods of air pollution control (Reduction at source, change of process)
  • Equipment used to control air pollution-cyclones, ESP, fabric filters & wet scrubbers.

 

12.00
Unit II: 
Water Pollution and its control
  • Sources of water pollution & Types of water pollutants (Inorganic, organic, O2 demanding, thermal, radioactive and disease-causing agents)
  • Effects of Water Pollution
  • Potable Water Treatment process –Aeration, Softening, Coagulation & Flocculation, Sedimentation, Filtration, Disinfection (Chlorination, UV, Ozonation)

 

12.00
Unit III: 
Soil/Land pollution and its control
  • Major sources of soil pollution
  • Types of soil pollutants (domestic and municipal waste, industrial and mining waste, agricultural waste, radioactive and chemical waste)
  • Soil Pollution Prevention and Control Methods/Strategies
  • Land Degradation and Soil Erosion

 

 

12.00
Unit IV: 
Noise pollution and its control
  • Fundamentals of Noise: Characteristics of Sound (Pitch, Frequency, Amplitude, Wavelength, loudness), Sound Pressure, Sound Intensity
  • Major sources of Noise Pollution
  • Effects of noise pollution on human health
  • Control of noise pollution: Sound absorbing materials, reverberation time; Acoustic silencers, vibration and impact isolation

 

12.00
Unit V: 
Radiation and Thermal pollution and its control
  • Major sources of radiation pollution
  • Effects of radiation pollution
  • Control of radiation pollution
  • Sources and effects of thermal pollution
  • Control of thermal pollution

 

 

Essential Readings: 

ESSENTIAL READINGS

  • Miller, T.G., S. E. (2012). Living In The Environment (17th Ed.).Usa: Brooks/Cole Cenage Learning.
  • Kaur, H. (2014). Environmental Chemistry (8th Ed.). Meerut: Pragati Prakashan.
  • Cunningham, W. P., & Cunningham, M. A. (2012). Environmental Science: A Global Concern (12th ed.). The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

SUGGESTED READINGS

  • Pepper, I., C. P. (2006). Environmental And Pollution Science (2nd Ed.). Academic Press.
  • Pierce, J., R. E. (1998). Environmental Pollution And Control.Usa: Butterworth-Heinemann (Elsevier).
  • Rao, M.N., H. R. (1989). Air Pollution. New Delhi: Tata Mcgraw Hill Publishing Company Limited.
  • Hill, M. K. (2010). Understanding Environmental Pollution (3rd ed.). U.K.: Cambridge University Press

 

 

References: 

e-RESOURCES:

JOURNALS

  • Environmental Pollution (Elsevier Publishing)
  • Environmental Science and Pollution Research (Springer)
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Environment Pollution and Climate Change

 

Academic Year: 
2023-2024
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