College of Technology, Pantnagar

Introduction : Definition, scope and importance; Ecosystem: The water Cycle; Atmospheric Properties; Structure of the Atmosphere (Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere);Composition of the Atmosphere; Atmospheric Processes; Energy Heat Transfer (Conduction, Convection, Radiation); Coriolis effect; Environmental Pollution: Type of environmental pollutants (Chemical, Physical, Biological);Natural Pollutants, Manmade Pollutants (Natural Sources, Anthropogenic Sources); Control Measures; Air Pollution: Classification of air pollutants, Measurement of pollutants; Air Pollution Causes and Effects; Health Effects of Air Pollutants. (Short-term effects, Long-term health effects); Chemical Reaction in Atmosphere and effect on metals (The Chemistry of Acid Rain, sources of Acid Rain, Corrosion of Copper metal, Corrosion of Iron); Effects of Air Pollution on Agricultural crops (Oxidants, Sulfur Dioxide, Fluoride, Particulate Matter); greenhouse Effect; Control of Air Pollution (Source correction methods, Process change methods, Cleaning of gaseous effluents); Particulate emission control (Gravitational Settling, Centrifugal Impaction, Inertial Impaction, Direct Interception, Diffusion, Electrostatic Precipitation); Gaseous Emission Control (Direct combustion, Thermal Incineration); Water Pollution: Sources of water pollution (Industrial effluents, Mining and Agricultural Wastes, Sewage Disposal and Domestic Wastes); Effects of Water pollution; Waste Disposal (Effect of BOD, Effect of TSS, Effects of Phosphorous and Nitrogen, Effect of pH, Effect of Pathogens); Efflent Treatment methods; Noise Pollution: Physical Properties and Measurement of Environmental Noise; Noise Sources; Effects of Noise; Health Effects; Calculation of the maximum Allowable Noise Exposure; Control measures; Industrial Waste & Treatment, Treatment of radioactive material; Environmental impact assessment and auditing, global issues on environment