ENVIRONMENTAL WASTE MANAGEMENT

Paper Code: 
ENV 221
Credits: 
5
Contact Hours: 
75.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

To help elucidate the role and responsibility of citizens in helping to achieve environmental quality by managing the waste generated

15.00
Unit I: 
Introduction to Solid Waste
  •  Sources and types of solid wastes: Municipal, construction and demolition, biomedical, hazardous, E waste
  • Composition of municipal solid wastes
  • Physical and chemical of Solid Waste
  • Onsite handling and onsite storage of solid wastes
  • Collection system: Hauled container system and stationery container system
  • Transport means and methods.

 

16.00
Unit II: 
Solid Waste Management
  • Source reduction
  • Recycling
  • Recovery
  • Disposal of solid wastes-Landfilling (design criteria for sanitary  land filling, problems of land filling), Composting and incineration

 

15.00
Unit III: 
Bio-Medical Waste Management
  • Classification
  • Generation
  • Source
  • Storage: onsite storage, colour coding of bins
  • Transportation
  • Treatment and disposal: Incineration, pyrolysis, autoclave, microwave, chemical disinfection and land filling

 

15.00
Unit IV: 
E-Wastes and Hazardous Wastes

           

  • Hazardous Wastes
    • Classification and Characterization
    • Source
    • Storage
    • Transportation
    • Treatment: Chemical thermal and physical methods of treatment
    • Disposal: Surface and land disposal, secured landfills
  • Concept of E-Wastes
  • Concept of LCA (Life Cycle Assessment)

 

14.00
Unit V: 
Legislative Approach for Waste Management
  •  Hazardous Waste Management and handling rules 1989
  • Bio-Medical Waste( Management and Handling)Rules,1998
  • Municipal Solid ( Management and Handling)Rules,1999.

 

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Cunningham, W.P. Cooper, T.H. Gorhani, E & Hepworth, M.T. 2001, Environmental Encyclopedia, Jaico Publ. House, Mumabai, 1196p
  • Brunner R.C., 1989, Hazardous Waste Incineration, McGraw Hill
  • Mckinney, M.L. & School, R.M. Environmental Science Systems & Solutions,1996.
  •  Wanger K.D., Environmental Management. 1998  W.B. Saunders Co. Philadelphia
  • Radhakrishnan, R., Biomedical Waste Management,2006, New Delhi: Sumit Enterprises
  • Study Material(Handbooks) of Sikkim Manipal University for Science Health and Technology for the Degree of Post Graduation in Ecology and Environment
  • Odum, E.P. 1971. Fundamentals of Ecology. W.B. Saunders Co. USA
  • Hazardous Wastes and Solid Wastes- Lie, D.H.F. and Liptak, B.G. (2000), Lewis publishers, New York.
  • Solid Waste management in Developing countries - Indian National Scientific documentation center- Bhide and Sundaresan, New Delhi. (2000)
  • Solid waste management- George Tehobanaglous- Milary Theiren and Samuel A vigil, Integrated, Mc Graw Hill Inc, (1993).
  • HO Manual on solid waste management
  • CPHEEO Manual on solid waste management
  • Hazardous Waste Management, II Ed, La Grega, M.D., Buckingham, P.L. and Evans J.C., Mc Graw Hill Inc., (2001)
  • Bioremediation, Baker, K.M. and Herson, B.S, Mc. Grqw-Hill Inc., (1994)
  • Bioremediation- Principles, Eweis, J.B.Ergas S.J.Change, D.P.Y and Schroeder, E.D. Mc Graw Hill Inc., (1998)

 

 

 

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