Solid Waste Management

Paper Code: 
LSC 144 F
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
12.00
Unit I: 
Solid Waste
  • Sources and types of solid wastes
  • Quantification of solid wastes
  • Onsite handling and onsite storage of solid wastes
  • Collection system
  • Transport means and methods.
  • Municipal Solid (Management and Handling)Rules,1999.
14.00
Unit II: 
Hazardous Wastes
  • Radioactive waste and Biomedical waste-Classification, Generation, Source, Storage, Transportation and Disposal
  • Hazardous Waste Management and handling rules 1989
  • Bio-Medical Waste( Management and Handling)Rules,1998
10.00
Unit III: 
Management of solid wastes
  • Reutilization of Solid waste
  • Disposal of Solid Waste
12.00
Unit IV: 
Vermicomposting
  • Vermiculture
  • Types of Earthworms
  • Process of Vermicomposting
  • Problems associated with the process
  • Properties of vermicompost
12.00
Unit V: 
Ecofriendly Bioproducts
  • Biogas
  • Biodiesel
  • Biofertilizers
  • Biopesticides
Essential Readings: 

·       Cunningham, W.P. Cooper, T.H. Gorhani, E & Hepworth, M.T. 2001, Environmental Encyclopedia, Jaico Publ. House, Mumabai

·       Thakur I.S.,Environmental Biotechnology, Basic concepts and applications, I.K. International Pvt. Ltd.

·       Brunner R.C., 1989, Hazardous Waste Incineration, McGraw Hill

·       Mckinney, M.L. & School, R.M. Environmental Science Systems & Solutions,1996.

·        Wanger K.D., Environmental Management. 1998  W.B. Saunders Co. Philadelphia

·       Radhakrishnan, R., Biomedical Waste Management,2006, New Delhi: Sumit Enterprises

·       Study Material(Handbooks) of Sikkim Manipal University for Science Health and Technology for the Degree of Post Graduation in Ecology and Environment Odum, E.P. 1971. Fundamentals of Ecology. W.B. Saunders Co. USA

·       Hazardous Wastes and Solid Wastes- Lie, D.H.F. and Liptak, B.G. (2000), Lewis publishers, New York.

·       Solid Waste management in Developing countries - Indian National Scientific documentation center- Bhide and Sundaresan, New Delhi. (2000)

·       Solid waste management- George Tehobanaglous- Milary Theiren and Samuel A vigil, Integrated, Mc Graw Hill Inc, (1993).

·       HO Manual on solid waste management

·       CPHEEO Manual on solid waste management

·       Hazardous Waste Management, II Ed, La Grega, M.D., Buckingham, P.L. and Evans J.C., Mc Graw Hill Inc., (2001)

·       Bioremediation, Baker, K.M. and Herson, B.S, Mc. Grqw-Hill Inc., (1994)

Bioremediation- Principles, Eweis, J.B.Ergas S.J.Change, D.P.Y and Schroeder, E.D. Mc Graw Hill Inc., (1998) 

Academic Year: 
2020-2021
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