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Pollution Monitoring and Control [1]

Paper Code: 
25ENV 123
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
4.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to-

  1. Become aware of the deteriorating conditions of the environment due to anthropogenic interference
  2. Deal with the sources and effects of pollution in various environmental components
  3. Learn the skills to monitor and apply control technologies for pollution abatement

 

Course Outcomes: 

Upon    completion    of    the course, the students will:

CO13: Interpret the   complex chemical and physical processes of

environmental pollution

CO14: Select suitable cost-effective     and environmentally sustainable methods for pollution prevention at source by applying the concept of process modification

CO15: Investigate the problems due to various industrial processes and related emissions

CO16: Select the most appropriate sustainable methods of pollutant identification and treatment

CO17: Assemble the information related to the relationship of various

pollutants and their effect on humans

health, vegetation and material

CO18: Contribute effectively in

course-specific interaction

12.00
Unit I: 
Air Pollution Monitoring

 

  • Atmospheric composition and stratification
  • Meteorological parameters influencing air pollution
  • Atmospheric stability and Inversion
  • Plume behaviour
  • Photochemical reactions in the atmosphere (Reactions of NOx, O3, Hydrocarbons)
  • Chemistry of Global warming, Acid Rain and Ozone depletion
  • Aims and objectives of air quality monitoring
  • Stack Sampling Technique

 

12.00
Unit II: 
Air Pollution Control

 

  • Control of air pollution by equipment: Settling chambers, Cyclones, Filters, Electrostatic precipitators and Scrubbers
  • Control of gaseous Contaminants: Absorption, Adsorption, Combustion, Masking and Counteracting, Control at the Source
  • Preventive Techniques: Shift of the sources, Substitution of raw material and fuels, process modification

 

12.00
Unit III: 
Water Pollution Monitoring and Control

 

·         Sources of water pollution

·         Effects of water pollution

·         Characteristics of industrial wastewater and sewage

·         Treatment of sewage: Primary, secondary and tertiary

·         Attached and Suspended growth system: trickling filters, Activated Sludge process (ASP), Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor (MBBR) and RBC, Sequential Batch Reactor (SBR)

Concept of CETP

12.00
Unit IV: 
Soil Pollution Monitoring and Control

 

  • Soil Profile
  • Methods of Soil Sampling
  • Types and sources of soil pollution
  • Soil microbes and their functions
  • Soil contamination by metallic pollutants
  • Soil pollution prevention and control measures

 

12.00
Unit V: 
Noise and Radiation Pollution Monitoring and Control

 

  • Sources of noise pollution
  • Impacts of noise on human health
  • Prevention and control of Noise Pollution
  • Sound level meter, Sound absorption coefficient, reverberation time, sound absorbing materials, Acoustic silencers, mufflers, barriers, vibration and impact isolation
  • Radioactive Pollution: Sources and Effects
  • Control of radioactive pollution

 

Essential Readings: 

ESSENTIAL READINGS

  • Baird, C. and Cann, M.( 2008). Environmental Chemistry. W.H. Freeman and Company.
  • Bhatia, S.C. (2007). Textbook of Air Pollution and Its Control. Atlantic Pub., New Delhi.
  • Clarke, A. G. (2008). Industrial Air Pollution Monitoring, Gaseous and Particulate Emissions, Springer
  • Gurnham, C. F.( 2004). Principles of Industrial Waste Treatment. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York
  • Lutgens, F.K. and Tarbuck, E.J.(2013). The atmosphere: Introduction to Meteorology. 12th ed.Pearson's Publication Inc. USA
  • Sanai, V.S. (1990). Fundamentals of Soil. Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi..
  • Sharma, B.K. (2001). Environmental Chemistry. Geol Publ. House, Meerut Publication, India

 

     SUGGESTED READINGS

  • Bhargava, S. K. (2008). Practical Methods for Water and Air Pollution Monitoring, New Age International Pub., New Delhi.
  • Keith, L. H. (1988). Principles of Environmental Sampling. American Chemical Society.
  • Wang, K.C., Pereira, N.C.and Hung, Y.T. (2004). .Air Pollution Control Engineering. Humana Press Inc. New Jersey
  • Evans, G. (2005). Biowaste and Biological Waste Treatment. James and James (Science Publishers) Ltd, U.K.

 

References: 

     e-RESOURCES

  • Air pollution monitoring

https://www.epa.gov/air-quality-management-process/managing-air-quality-ambient [2]

  • Air quality monitoring

https://www.unep.org/explore-topics/air/what-we-do/monitoring-air-quality [3]

  • Wastewater treatment

https://www.wwdmag.com/wastewater-treatment/what-wastewater-treatment [4]

      JOURNALS:

  • Journal of Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
  • Journal of Air Pollution Monitoring and Environmental Sustainability
  • Environmental Science and technology letters

 

 

 

Academic Year: 
2025-2026 [6]

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Links:
[1] https://environment.iisuniv.ac.in/courses/subjects/pollution-monitoring-and-control-12
[2] https://www.epa.gov/air-quality-management-process/managing-air-quality-ambient
[3] https://www.unep.org/explore-topics/air/what-we-do/monitoring-air-quality
[4] https://www.wwdmag.com/wastewater-treatment/what-wastewater-treatment
[5] https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/agriculture/agri_soil_sampling.html
[6] https://environment.iisuniv.ac.in/academic-year/2025-2026