DAB 30102

ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY

CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
1.1 INTRODUCTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
1.2 HUMAN IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT
1.3 RULES AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PRACTICES IN MALAYSIA
1.3.1 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, 1974
1.3.2 SEWERAGE SERVICES ACT 1993 AND LOCAL
GOVERMENT ACT 1976

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Environmental engineering technologists are on the

front lines of environmental protection. You apply
science, ecology and engineering to minimize the
adverse impacts of human activity on the natural
world.

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1.1 INTRODUCTION OF
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
TECHNOLOGY
ENVIRONMENT
Define as The Complex of Physical, Chemical &
Biotic factors affecting an organism and
ultimately determining its form and survival
ENGINEERING
A profession that applies science and
mathematics to make the properties of matter
and sources of energy useful in structures,
machines, products, systems and processes.

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
Environmental Engineeringis the application of
science andengineering principles to improve the
naturalenvironment(air, water, and/or land
resources), to provide healthy water, air, and land for
human habitation (house or home) and for other
organisms, and to remediate polluted sites.

OVERVIEW

Hydrology
the branch of science concerned with the properties of the earth's
water, especially its movement in relation to land.

Water Treatment
is collectively, the industrial-scale processes that makeswatermore
acceptable for an end-use, which may be drinking, industry, or
medicine.

Wastewater Treatment

is a process to convert wastewater- which is water no longer

needed or suitable for its most recent use - into an effluentthat can
be either returned to the water cycle with minimal environmental
issues or reused.

Air Pollution Control

the techniques employed to reduce or eliminate the emission into the
atmosphereof substances that can harm the environment or human
health.

Solid and Hazardous Waste

Solid or semisolid, non-soluble material (including gases and
liquids in containers) such asagriculturalrefuse,demolition waste,
industrial waste, mining residues, municipalgarbage, and sewage
sludge.

1.2 HUMAN IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT ???

WHAT DOES HUMAN

IMPACT MEAN???

HUMAN IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENT

MEANS
The adverse effectscaused by :
development,
industrial,
or by thereleaseof a substances in
theenvironment,
or by any other human activity.

FACTORS
Factors contributing to ENVIRONMENTAL LOSS
are:

DEFORESTATION,
OVER-POPULATION,
WASTE,
POLLUTION,
OVERUSE/WASTAGE OF NATURAL RESOURCES,
ENERGY INDUSTRY etc.

DEFORESTATION
Deforestation is the removal of a forest
where the land is thereafter converted
to a non-forest use.
Deforestation occurs for many reasons:
used or sold as fuel,

used as pasture for livestock,

plantations of commodities,
Settlements etc..

OVER-POPULATION
HUMAN OVERPOPULATION OCCURS IF THE NUMBER
OF PEOPLE IN A GROUP EXCEEDS THE CARRYING
CAPACITY OF A REGION OCCUPIED BY THAT GROUP.

IMPACT OF OVERPOPULATION

WASTE
Waste and wastes are terms for unwanted materials.
Examples include

municipal solid waste (household trash/refuse),

hazardous waste,

wastewater (such as sewage, which contains bodily

wastes,or surface runoff),

radioactive waste, and others.

Domestic
Domestic waste
waste

Agricultural waste

Industrialwaste
waste
Industrial

POLLUTION

Pollution- adding harmful substances or products into the

environment

The use of fossil fuels is the major cause of pollution

Air
Smog

Land
Solid

wastes
Landfills

Solid wastes
Ozone Depletion
Acid Rain
Landfills

Water
Oil

spills
OilFertilizers
spills
fertilizers

Air Pollution

Water Pollution

Land Pollution

ENERGY INDUSTRY
The environmental impact of energy harvesting and
consumption is diverse.

Biodiesel

Coal mining and burning

Electricity generation

Nuclear power

Oil shale industry

Petroleum

Reservoirs

1.3 RULES AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY PRACTICES IN MALAYSIA

1.3.1 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, 1974

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT 1974.pdf

Purpose
prevent, eliminate, aspirant
controls pollution and improve
the environment and matters
related there to.

1.3.2 SEWERAGE SERVICES ACT 1993 AND

LOCAL GOVERMENT ACT 1976

SEWERAGE SERVICES ACT 1993.pdf

Sewerage Services Department ( SSD) was established
in 1994 following the Malaysian parliament approved
the Sewerage Services Act 1993 ( ACT 508) .

The main purpose of the SSD is established to

regulate the service and the existing sewerage system
and operated by either the government or private
parties in the country.

LOCAL GOVERMENT ACT 1976.pdf

Local Government is the lowest administrative unit
after Federal Government and State Government.
Began its existence with the gazetted Local
Government Act of 1976 that was approved by
Parliament.
Its administration covers certain area that has been
provided by Federal and State Government.

OBJECTIVES
To assist State Government in administrative
field and legislate by-laws.
Through Local Government also the government
able to implement some political processes in
administrative and by-laws aspect.
To give chance to the local people involve in their
own administrative areas.
To give some basic facilities and services to local
people.

FUNCTIONS

To impose and collect taxes in areas that are under

Local Authorities power.
To make by-laws parking regulations, regulations for
business licenses, stalls, hawkers etc.
To provide places for certain businesses market, food
court, etc
To provide places for recreational facilities.
To have Local Authorities Fund which is under Local
Authorities control in financing their projects.
To provide public housing
To take care and control public health
To build public clinics and dispensaries
To control the development of land and buildings in
respective administrative areas.