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Pollution Monitoring and Control [1]

Paper Code: 
25DENV 703
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to -

  1. Focus on the various methods of monitoring and equipment and techniques used in control of Environmental pollutants
  2. Develop skills for executing Environmental monitoring programmes for pollution prevention and remediation

 

Course Outcomes: 

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25DENV 703

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pollution monitoring and control

Upon completion of this course, students will

CO101: Acquire knowledge of atmospheric processes for pollution prevention and control

CO102: Plan the implementation of pollution control techniques for specific industrial processess

CO103: Design monitoring  programmes for various pollutants which would help in planning a monitoring and analysis of pollutants

CO104: Develop sustainable method pollution control at using basic principles of chemistry and microbiology

 CO105: Design pollution prevention and  remediation techniques as per the requirements of the  establishment/Industry

 CO106: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction

Approach in teaching:

Guided and shared readings, Discussions, Demonstration, Use of informative videos, and discussion of case studies

Learning activities for the students: Analysis and suggestions of case studies, PowerPoint presentations for the result analysis of research papers

Case Study discussion. Assignment. Quiz, Class test, Semester End Examination

 

14.00
Unit I: 
Air Pollution Monitoring
  • Sources and Effects of Air Pollution
  • 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)
  • Stack sampling Technique

 

14.00
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
  • 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

 

10.00
Unit IV: 
Soil Sampling and Analysis
  • 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

 

10.00
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: 
  • 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. Kalayani 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..

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]

  • Waste water 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-13
[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