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PRACTICAL
This course will enable the students to -
- Make the students learn the practical aspect of the vegetation dynamics, qualitative and quantitative analysis of soil parameters and air quality analysis for applying preventive and corrective measures
- Appraise students about the various aspects and methods of soil quality analysis for remediation of polluted soils for environmental sustainability
Course Outcomes (COs):
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ENV 225 |
Practical |
Upon completion of the practical course, student will: CO61: Recognize and apply soil fertility concepts and land use to ensure that land is managed in a sustainable manner CO62: Execute soil tests protocols and use the obtained data to assess the suitability of soils to grow a variety of crops by forming a crop nutrient plan CO63: Develop basic understanding of the influence of underlying geology on soil function CO64: CO: Design and conduct wildlife survey with help of contemporary tools and techniques that provide some of the data on which wildlife management programs are based CO65: Appraise the problems related to wildlife conservation and management through fact file making and map plotting CO66: Develop field skills to describe soil morphology, classify soils and make land use interpretations
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Approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Presentations, Demonstration Group discussions Learning activities for the students: Self learning assignment Map activity Model preparation Field observations |
Field Practical, Google Quiz, Assignment, Viva Voce, Class test Semester End Examination |
CONTENTS
SOIL ANALYSIS
- Electrical Conductivity
- Chloride content
- Nitrate- Qualitative and Quantitative
- Phosphate- Qualitative and Quantitative
- Available phosphorus
- Organic Carbon
- pH
- Specific Gravity
- True Density and Porosity
- Identification of Texture of the given soil sample of a degraded land.
- Estimation of Moisture Content in the given soil sample.
- Estimation of Water Holding Capacity in the given soil sample
- Estimation of calcium and magnesium in soil sample
AIR QUALITY ANALYSIS
- Estimation of respirable dust in the ambient air using Respirable Dust Sampler
- Estimation of PM10 in the ambient air using Respirable Dust Sampler
- Estimation of indoor Respirable and suspended particulate matter using Handy Sampler
VEGETATION DYNAMICS
- Determination of Leaf Area Index (LAI)
- Determination of Percent leaf injury
- Determination of Chlorophyll Content of leaves from polluted and non-polluted area.
- Estimation of Dust Retention Capacity of the leaf samples
- Least Size of Quadrate for community study
- Determination of Frequency, Density and Abundance of various plant species in a community
EXERCISES ON WILDLIFE
- Identification of Mammalian species by Hair Imprinting Method
- Wildlife Census Methods: Line Transect and Mark Recapture
PREPARATION OF A RECORD COMPRISING OF THE FOLLOWING TOPICS ON MAPS
- Mineral resources in India
- Major Soil types of India
- Ecozones of India
- Deserts of the World
- Forests of India
- Major Biomes of the World
- Hotspots of Biodiversity in the World
- Projects Tiger, lion,Elephant, Gibbon, Rhino and lion tailed Macaque in India
VISIT
In this semester it is compulsory for each student to visit a National Park/ any natural habitat/ Sanctuary/Research organization/Industry and prepare a report of the same, marks for which will be added in practical exam.
LABORATORY MANUALS:
- S.K. Maiti: Hand book of methods in environmental studies, Vol I and II, Jaipur:ABD publisher, Jaipur
- 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.
