PRACTICAL

Paper Code: 
PES 155
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
90.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00

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

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

Essential Readings: 
  • APHA manual
  • S.K. Maiti: Hand book of methods in environmental studies, Vol I and II, Jaipur:ABD publisher, Jaipur

 

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