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Course No CIV882
Text Book:
2 S. K. Garg, Sewage Disposal and Air Pollution Engineering, Khanna Publishers 3 Anubha Kaushik, C. B. Kaushik, Perspectives in Environmental Studies. New Age
Other Reading Sr No Jouranls atricles as compulsary readings (specific articles, Complete reference) 4 Handout of Solid-waste Management 5 Influence of organic waste and residue mud additions on chemical, physical and microbial properties of bauxite residue sand, by Benjamin E. H. Jones, Richard J. Haynes and Ian R. Phillips 6 Evaluating threats to an endangered species by proxy: air pollution as threat to the blue swallow (Hirundo atrocaerulea) in South Africa, by Henrik Kylin, Henk Bouwman and Steven W. Evans Relevant Websites Sr. No. (Web adress) (only if relevant to the courses) 7 http://www.springerlink.com/content/0944-1344/ Salient Features Journals/Articles on Environmental Sciences
Part 1
Week 1 Lecture 1 Lecture 2 Lecture 3 Week 2 Lecture 4 Lecture 5 The concept of Biosphere and Ecology. Connection ->Reference :1,1.1 with the Environment. Hydrologic Cycle. Carbon Cycle Population growth trends and consequences. Energy consumption and demand patterns. Fossil Fuels. Polluted versus clean environment. Some case studies. Water as a resource. Utilization of water. Wastewater generation and its composition. Types of water pollutants. Water pollution laws. Drinking water standards. Physical, Chemical and Biological properties of wastewater. Classification of solids. Color. Odor. pH. Alkalinity. Nitrogen and Phosphorus. Dissolved oxygen and Biological oxygen demand. ->Reference :1,1.2 1.3.1 ->Reference :1,1.4.1 1.4.2 ->Reference :1,1.5.1 to 1.5.3 ->Reference :1,1.6 ->Reference :4,1 to 8 ->Reference :5,1 to 4 ->Reference :1,7.1 7.2 ->Reference :1,7.3 ->Reference :1,7.4 8.7 ->Reference :1,8.1 to 8.6 ->Reference :1,8.1 to 8.6
Part 2
Week 4 Lecture 11 Flow diagrams for water/wastewater treatment. Unit ->Reference :1,9.1 processes in wastewater treatment. Sedimentation. 9.2.1 9.2.2 Coagulation/Flocculation Coagulation/Flocculation. Secondary sedimentation/Floatation. Filtration. ->Reference :1,9.2.2 9.2.3 ->Reference :4,Section 3 ->Reference :1,9.3.1 to 9.3.4 ->Reference :1,9.3.5 to 9.3.7 ->Reference :1,9.3.8 to 9.3.9
Lecture 12
Week 5
Biological wastewater treatment methods: Decomposition by bacteria, Aerobic/Anaerobic systems, Activated Sludge Process Trickling Filters. Effluent discharge standards.
Week 6
Lecture 16 Lecture 17
Evolution of Solid Waste Management. Concept of Integrated Solid Waste management. Legislative trends and impacts. Sources of Solid Waste: Residential and Commercial, Institutional, Industrial and Agricultural Wastes. Composition of solid waste, Waste handling and separation Storage and processing at the source. Handling at source: low rise, low and medium rise, high rise apartments, commercial and industrial facilities.
->Reference :4,Section 1 ->Reference :1,10.1 10.2 ->Reference :1,10.1 ->Reference :4,Section 2 ->Reference :4,Section 4 ->Reference :4,Section 5 ->Reference :4,Section 6
Lecture 18
Week 7
MID-TERM Part 3
Week 8 Lecture 22 Types of storage containers. Waste collection. ->Reference :1,10.3 Types of Collection systems: Hauled and Stationary. ->Reference :4,Section Analysis of Collection systems. Collection Routes. 7 Reuse and Recycling Opportunities in Solid Waste. ->Reference :1,10.3 Unit Operations for Separation and Processing: Size 10.5 reduction, screening and other processes. Combustion and Composting. Transfer and Transport operations. Types of transfer stations. Transport means and methods. Disposal of Solids Waste and Residual Matter. Landfills: Site preparation, placement of wastes, landfill classification. Landfill Gases. Leachate. Other Hazardous Wastes. Sources of Radioactive waste. Control and Disposal of radioactive waste. ->Reference :1,10.3 10.4 ->Reference :1,10.4 10.4.1 to 10.4.3 ->Reference :1,11.1 to 11.5 11.8
Lecture 23
Lecture 24
Week 9
Lecture 25
Electronic Waste. Need for separation and recycling ->Reference :1,11.6 to of E-Waste. Disposal of electronic waste. 11.8 History of Air Pollution. Natural versus polluted atmosphere. Type of air pollutants. ->Reference :1,2.1 2.2 2.4
Part 4
Week 10 Lecture 29 Scales of Air pollution problem: Local, Urban, Regional, Continental and Global. Sources of air pollution: Combustion, stationary sources and mobile sources. ->Reference :1,2.3 2.5
Week 10 Week 11
Air quality criteria. Clean Air acts. Emission standards. Meteorology of Air pollution. Local wind systems.
Transport and Dispersion. Estimating concentrations ->Reference :1,3.3 from point sources, dispersion instrumentation. 3.4 Engineering air pollution control concepts: process change, fuel change, pollution removal, disposal of pollutants. Engineering control devices and systems: Filters, Electrostatic precipitators, Inertial collectors and scrubbers. Removal of gaseous components. Control of pollution in Stationary Sources: Power Plants. Control of pollution in Mobile Sources: petrol engines, diesel engines, gas turbines and jet engines. ->Reference :1,5.1 to 5.3 ->Reference :1,5.4
Week 12
Lecture 34
Lecture 35 Lecture 36
Spill Over
Week 13 Lecture 37 Lecture 38 Control on Sulphur Dioxide Emission Control of Nitrogen oxides ->Reference :1,6.1 ->Reference :1,6.2
Class Test 1
To Judge the Topic Covered Till that date knowledge and Understanding of the student on the topic covered To Judge the Topic Covered after Class test 1 knowledge and Understanding of the student on the topic covered
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Class Test 2
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Class Test 3
To Judge the Topic Covered after MTE till that date knowledge and Understanding of the student on the topic covered
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