Pollution monitoring and Control

Paper Code: 
ENV 123
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course objectives

This course will enable the students to-

  1. Become aware of the deteriorating conditions of the environment due to anthropogenic interference

  2. Deal with the sources and effects of pollution in various environmental components

  3. Learn the skills to monitor and apply control technologies for pollution abatement

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course

Course outcome

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper

Code

Paper Title

ENV 123

Pollution monitoring and Control

Upon   completion   of   the course, the students will:

CO13:     Interpret the   complex

chemical and physical processes of

environmental pollution

CO14: Assemble the information

related to relationship of various

pollutants and its effect on human

health, vegetation and material

CO15:    Select most appropriate

sustainable methods of pollutant

identification and treatment

CO16: Investigate the problems due to various industrial processes and related emissions

CO:17 Select suitable cost effective     and     environmentally

sustainable methods for pollution

prevention at source by applying

the      concept     of      process

modification

CO:18     Formulate   plan    for monitoring         of          various

environmental pollutants   which

would   help   in   Environmental

impact assessment

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

 

14.00
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)
  • Aims and objectives of air quality monitoring
  • Wind roses
  • Stack sampling Technique
  • Chemistry of global warming,acid rain and Ozone depletion
14.00
Unit II: 
Air Pollution Control
  • Control of air pollution by equipments: Settling chambers, Separators, 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
  • Alteration of equipments and good operating practices.
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
10.00
Unit IV: 
Soil Pollution Monitoring and Control
  • Soil Profile
  • Methods of Soil Sampling
  • Types and sources of soil pollution
  • Soil microbes and their functions
  • Different kinds of fertilizers (N, P, K) and their effect on soil characteristics
  • 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: 

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. 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.NewJersy
  • Evans, G. (2005). Biowaste and Biological Waste Treatment. James and James (Science Publishers) Ltd, U.K..

e-RESOURCES

JOURNALS:

  • Journal of Environmental Monitoring and assessment
  • Journal of Air pollution Monitoring and Environmental Sustainability
  • Environmental Science and technology letters
Academic Year: 
2023-2024
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