Pollution Monitoring and Control

Paper Code:

25DENV 703

Credits:

Contact Hours:

60.00

Max. Marks:

100.00

Objective:

This course will enable the students to -

Focus on the various methods of monitoring and equipment and techniques used in control of Environmental pollutants
Develop skills for executing Environmental monitoring programmes for pollution prevention and remediation

Course Outcomes:

Course	Course outcomes	Learning and teaching strategies	Assessment Strategies
Course Code	Course Title
25DENV 703	Pollution monitoring and control	Upon completion of this course, students will CO101: Acquire knowledge of atmospheric processes for pollution prevention and control CO102: Plan the implementation of pollution control techniques for specific industrial processess CO103: Design monitoring programmes for various pollutants which would help in planning a monitoring and analysis of pollutants CO104: Develop sustainable method pollution control at using basic principles of chemistry and microbiology CO105: Design pollution prevention and remediation techniques as per the requirements of the establishment/Industry CO106: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction	Approach in teaching: Guided and shared readings, Discussions, Demonstration, Use of informative videos, and discussion of case studies Learning activities for the students: Analysis and suggestions of case studies, PowerPoint presentations for the result analysis of research papers	Case Study discussion. Assignment. Quiz, Class test, Semester End Examination

Course

Course outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course Title

25DENV 703

Pollution monitoring and control

Upon completion of this course, students will

CO101: Acquire knowledge of atmospheric processes for pollution prevention and control

CO102: Plan the implementation of pollution control techniques for specific industrial processess

CO103: Design monitoring programmes for various pollutants which would help in planning a monitoring and analysis of pollutants

CO104: Develop sustainable method pollution control at using basic principles of chemistry and microbiology

CO105: Design pollution prevention and remediation techniques as per the requirements of the establishment/Industry

CO106: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction

Approach in teaching:

Guided and shared readings, Discussions, Demonstration, Use of informative videos, and discussion of case studies

Learning activities for the students: Analysis and suggestions of case studies, PowerPoint presentations for the result analysis of research papers

Case Study discussion. Assignment. Quiz, Class test, Semester End Examination

14.00

Unit I:

Air Pollution Monitoring

Sources and Effects of Air Pollution
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)

Stack sampling Technique

14.00

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
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

10.00

Unit IV:

Soil Sampling and Analysis

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

10.00

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:

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. Kalayani 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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