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ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND CONTROL
Paper Code:
ENV 401
Credits:
3
Contact Hours:
45.00
Max. Marks:
100.00
7.00
Unit I:
Introduction to Environmental pollution
- Definition and Types :water, soil/land, noise, air, radiation, thermal
- Nature of pollutants: Biological, Chemical and Physical
10.00
Unit II:
Air pollution and its control
- Definition and Sources
- Types of air pollutants; their characteristics and sources
- Effects of major air pollutants(SOx, NOx, CO2, O3 PAN, PM10 & PM 2.5) on living and nonliving components
- Basic methods of air pollution control (Reduction at source, change of process
- Equipments used to control air pollution-cyclones, ESP, fabric filters & wet scrubbers.
10.00
Unit III:
Water pollution and its control
- Definition and Major sources
- Types of water pollutants(Inorganic,organic,O2 demanding, thermal, radioactive and disease causing agents)
- Effects of water pollutants on surface and ground water quality
- Control of water pollution (basic idea of sewage treatment plant)
9.00
Unit IV:
Soil/Land pollution and its control
- Definition and Major sources
- Types of soil pollutants (domestic and municipal waste, industrial and mining waste, agricultural waste, radioactive and chemical waste)
- Control of soil pollution
9.00
Unit V:
Noise pollution and its control
- Definition and Major sources
- Effects of noise pollution on human health
- Control of noise pollution
Essential Readings:
- Miller, T.G., S. E. (2012). Living In The Environment (17th Ed.). Usa: Brooks/Cole Cenage Learning.
- 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).
- Kaur, H. (2014). Environmental Chemistry (8th Ed.). Meerut: Pragati Prakashan.
- Rao, M.N., H. R. (1989). Air Pollution. New Delhi: Tata Mcgraw Hill Publishing Company Limited.
- Cunningham, W. P., & Cunningham, M. A. (2012). Environmental Science: A Global Concern (12th ed.). The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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