Practical

Paper Code: 
ENV 125
Credits: 
6
Contact Hours: 
180.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to -

1.      Appraise students about the latest analytical methods for qualitative and quantitative estimation of various chemicals in water.

2.      Develop skills for planning monitoring programmes for pollution prevention and interpret the results.

3.      Appraise students with the different statistical skills for computing results.

Course Outcomes (COs):

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Practical

Upon completion of the practical course, students will:

CO25: Develop water quality monitoring                 programme according to the process requirement

CO26: Interpret the chemistry of various anthropogenic pollutants and their correlation with human health

CO27:                     Interpret the interrelationship of various water quality parameters and predict the changes in surface and ground water quality

CO28: Use the basic computer applications required for preparation and presentation of data

CO29: Examine the causes of environmental degradation by physico-chemical analysis of samples and their interpretation CO30: Integrate the basics practical knowledge of water quality            analysis in

environmental remediation

Approach in teaching:

Conduction of practical exercises, Interpretation of results obtained after analysis of samples

Learning activities for the students: Preparation of flow charts for conduction of practical exercises, Interpretation of results according to the given case studies

Preparation of practical records, Monitoring programme planning based on case study, Class test, Viva Voce

 

  • STATISTICAL ANALYSIS

  • Classification and tabulation of data in Excel/any other software
  • Create and interpret graphical displays of data, such as histograms, box plots, and scatter plots.
  • Calculation of the following (Manual and using SPSS/Microsoft Excel/any other software)
  • Measures of Central Tendency (Mean, Mode, Median)
  • Measures of Dispersion (Standard deviation)
  • Correlation (Karl Pearson & Spearman’s Rank Correlation
  • Regression
  • Chi-square test
  • T-test (Paired and Unpaired)
  • F-test
  • Analysis of variance ANOVA
  • Note: Non-Scientific Calculator is allowed in the CA and Semester End Examination

WATER ANALYSIS

  • Quantitative Estimation of the following parameters in the given water/wastewater samples:
  • Acidity
  • Alkalinity
  • pH (by pH meter)
  • B.O.D
  • C.O.D
  • Chlorine (Residual)
  • Chloride
  • Dissolved oxygen
  • Total hardness
  • Total Solids
  • Total Suspended Solids
  • Total Dissolved Solids
  • Nitrate
  • Phosphate
  • Fluoride

AIR QUALITY ANALYSIS

  • Estimation of respirable dust in the ambient air using Respirable Dust Sampler
  • Estimation of indoor Respirable and suspended particulate matter using Handy Sampler
  • Visit to a local area to document environmental assets: river/forest/grassland/hill/mountain
  • Visit to a local polluted site-Urban/Rural/Industrial/Agricultural
  • Study of simple ecosystems-pond, river, hill slopes

Green File Preparation

  • Preparation of a green file/scrap book comprising of articles/photographs/stories on latest environmental issues
Essential Readings: 

LABORATORY MANUALS:

  • S.K. Maiti: Hand book of methods in environmental studies, Vol I and II, Jaipur:ABD publisher, Jaipur
  • ShubhiLall: Elementary Computer Applications: National publishers, New Delhi.
  • Handbook of standard methods for waste water analysis-APHA

Note: Any other practical exercise (related to theory) may be conducted besides the ones mentioned above.

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