Categorization Details
Course Code:
TCE/TID/TPF/TMP-102
Credit Hours:
2(2-0-0)
Category:
Core
Pre-requisite:
Nil
Semester:
1
Degree Program:
B.TECH
Branch:
Electronics and Communication Engineering Course Details
Catalog Description:
Introduction, definition, scope and importance, ecosystem: types, structure and functions, Environmental pollution –Causes, effects and control measures of different pollutions, air pollution: sources of air pollution, effects of air pollution on the environment; measurement and control of air pollution, Water pollution: sources of water pollution, effects of water pollution and methods for treatment of effluent water, Noise pollution: sources of noise pollution, noise pollution criteria, noise pollution index, control of noise pollution, Industrial wastes and their treatment, treatment of radioactive materials, Environmental impact assessment and auditing, Global issues on environment.
Detailed Syllabus:
Introduction : Definition, scope and importance, Ecosystem: Types, structure and functions: 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-causes and effects and control measures of different pollutions: Type of environmental pollutants (Chemical, Physical, Biological);Natural Pollutants, Manmade Pollutants (Natural Sources, Anthropogenic Sources); Control Measures, Air Pollution: sources of air pollution, effects of air pollution on environment, measurement and control of 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, effect of water pollution and methods of effluent treatment: 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: Sources, noise control, noise exposure index, control measures: 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
Reference Books:
Environmental Studies By, K.M. Gupta.
environmental Studies By, Manoj Tiwari.