Practical

ACQUAINTANCE WITH LABORATORY EQUIPMENTS AND PREPARATION OF A PRACTICAL RECORD

• pH Meter
• Flame photometer
• Spectrophotometer
• Secchi Disc
• BOD Incubator
• COD analysis unit
• Respirable dust sampler
• AAS

WATER ANALYSIS
Quantitative Estimation of the following parameters in the given water sample:

• Acidity
• Alkalinity
• B.O.D
• C.O.D
• Conductivity
• Chlorine (Residual)
• Total Solids
• Total Suspended Solids
• Total Dissolved Solids
• pH
• Free Carbon Dioxide
• Nitrate
• Phosphate

FIELD WORK AND REPORT SUBMISSION

• 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, etc.

GREEN FILE PREPARATION
Preparation of a green file/scrap book comprising of articles/photographs/stories on latest environmental issues.
 

EIA EXERCISES

• Preparation of EIA report according to the given case study
• Prediction of Impacts using Matrix method

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PREPARATION OF A RECORD COMPRISING OF THE FOLLOWING TOPICS

• Mineral resources in India
• Major Soil types of India
• Deserts of India
• Deserts of the World
• Forests of India
• Major Biomes of the World