Pollution monitoring and Control

Paper Code:

24ENV123

Credits:

Contact Hours:

60.00

Max. Marks:

100.00

Objective:

This course will enable the students to:

Become aware of the deteriorating conditions of the environment due to anthropogenic interference.
Deal with the sources and effects of pollution in various environmental components.
Learn the skills to monitor and apply control technologies for pollution abatement.

Course Outcomes:

Course

Course Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course Title

24ENV123

Pollution Monitoring and Control

CO13: Interpret the complex chemical and physical processes of environmental pollution

CO14: Select suitable cost-effective and environmentally sustainable methods for pollution prevention at source by applying the concept of process modification

CO15: Investigate the problems due to various industrial processes and related emissions

CO16: Select the most appropriate sustainable methods of pollutant identification and treatment

CO17: Assemble the information related to the relationship of various pollutants and their effect on human health, vegetation and material

CO18: Contribute effectively in

course-specific interaction

Approach in teaching:

Interactive lectures, Group discussions, Multimedia presentations, Case studies

Learning activities for the students: Debates, Reading, Problem solving, Field observations

Quiz, Case Study, Group Discussions Class Test, Semester End Examination

12.00

Unit I:

Air Pollution Monitoring

Atmospheric composition and stratification
Meteorological parameters influencing air pollution
Atmospheric stability and Inversion
Plume behavior
Photochemical reactions in the atmosphere (Reactions of NOx, O3, Hydrocarbons)
Chemistry of Global warming, Acid Rain and Ozone depletion
Aims and objectives of air quality monitoring
Stack sampling Technique

12.00

Unit II:

Air Pollution Control

Control of air pollution by equipment: Settling chambers, Cyclones, Filters, Electrostatic precipitators and Scrubbers
Control of gaseous Contaminants: Absorption, Adsorption, Combustion, Masking and Counteracting, Control at the Source
Preventive Techniques: Shift of the sources, Substitution of raw material and fuels, process modification

12.00

Unit III:

Water Pollution Monitoring and Control

Sources of water pollution
Effects of water pollution
Characteristics of industrial wastewater and sewage
Treatment of sewage: Primary, secondary and tertiary
Attached and Suspended growth system: trickling filters, Activated Sludge process (ASP), Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor (MBBR) and RBC, Sequential Batch Reactor (SBR)
Concept of CETP

12.00

Unit IV:

Soil Pollution Monitoring and Control

Soil Profile
Methods of Soil Sampling
Types and sources of soil pollution
Soil microbes and their functions
Soil contamination by metallic pollutants
Soil pollution prevention and control measures

12.00

Unit V:

Noise and Radiation Pollution Monitoring and Control

Sources of noise pollution
Impacts of noise on human health
Prevention and Control of Noise Pollution
Sound level meter, Sound absorption coefficient, reverberation time, sound absorbing materials, Acoustic silencers, mufflers, barriers, vibration and impact isolation
Radioactive Pollution: Sources and Effects
Control of radioactive pollution

Essential Readings:

ESSENTIAL READINGS

Baird, C. and Cann, M.( 2008). Environmental Chemistry. W.H. Freeman and Company.
Bhatia, S.C. (2007). Textbook of Air Pollution and Its Control. Atlantic Pub., New Delhi.
Clarke, A. G. (2008). Industrial Air Pollution Monitoring, Gaseous and Particulate Emissions, Springer
Gurnham, C. F.( 2004). Principle of Industrial Waste Treatment. John Wiley & Sons Inc, New York
Lutgens, F.K. and Tarbuck, E.J.(2013). The atmosphere: Introduction to Meterology.12thed.Pearsons Publication Inc. USA
Sanai, V.S. (1990). Fundamentals of Soil. Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi..
Sharma, B.K., (2001). Environmental Chemistry. Geol Publ. House, Meerut Publication, India

SUGGESTED READINGS

Bhargava, S. K. (2008). Practical Methods for Water and Air Pollution Monitoring, New Age International Pub., New Delhi.
Keith, L. H. (1988). Principles of Environmental Sampling. American Chemical Society.

Wang, K.C., Pereira, N.C.and Hung, Y.T. (2004). .Air Pollution Control Engineering. Humana Press Inc.NewJersy
Evans, G. (2005). Biowaste and Biological Waste Treatment. James and James (Science Publishers) Ltd, U.K.

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