Environmental Pollution and Control

Paper Code:

24CENV301

Credits:

Contact Hours:

60.00

Max. Marks:

100.00

Objective:

Course Objectives:

This course will enable the students to –

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

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course	Course Outcomes	Learning and teaching strategies	Assessment Strategies
Course Code	Course Title
24CENV 301	Environmental Pollution and Control	CO23: Examine the critical linkage of environmental pollution with living and non-living environment CO24: Appraise the damage caused by the pollution of the air, water, land, noise, thermal and radiation on the environment CO25: Create the ability to identify the best and suitable methods to control the environmental pollution CO26: Assemble the risks of various environmental problems and extent of human intervention to reduce them CO27: Identify and implement environmentally conscious and cost-effective approaches for pollution prevention through process modification CO28: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction	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

Course

Course Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course Title

24CENV 301

Environmental Pollution and Control

CO23: Examine the critical linkage of environmental pollution with living and non-living environment

CO24: Appraise the damage caused by the pollution of the air, water, land, noise, thermal and radiation on the environment

CO25: Create the ability to identify the best and suitable methods to control the environmental pollution

CO26: Assemble the risks of various environmental problems and extent of human intervention to reduce them

CO27: Identify and implement environmentally conscious and cost-effective approaches for pollution prevention through process modification

CO28: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction

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, O_3,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