Pollution Monitoring and Control

Paper Code:

25ENV 123

Credits:

Contact Hours:

4.00

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:

Upon completion of the course, the students will:

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 humans

health, vegetation and material

CO18: Contribute effectively in

course-specific interaction

12.00

Unit I:

Air Pollution Monitoring

Atmospheric composition and stratification
Meteorological parameters influencing air pollution
Atmospheric stability and Inversion
Plume behaviour
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). Principles of Industrial Waste Treatment. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York
Lutgens, F.K. and Tarbuck, E.J.(2013). The atmosphere: Introduction to Meteorology. 12th ed.Pearson's 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. New Jersey
Evans, G. (2005). Biowaste and Biological Waste Treatment. James and James (Science Publishers) Ltd, U.K.

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