Syllabus - Environmental Engineering (CM-703 (A))

Environmental Management

Nature of environment, major component of life support system industrial development and environmental degradation, environmental impact assessment, national environmental policies, environmental guidelines for process industries, environmental pollution control through planned industrial development; environmental pollution and its effect on human beings, animal and vegetation system, concept of sustainable development.

Air Pollution

Sources and effect of air pollution, classification of air pollutants, emission standard of air pollution. Meteorological condition influencing air pollution, Chemical inversion, principle, working principle of control equipment for particulate emission and gaseous pollutants like cyclone separator, gravity settling chamber, multi-tray settling chamber, bag filter, scrubber, E.S.P.

Water Pollution

Sources and effect of water pollution, water born diseases, classification of water pollutants, physical, chemical and bacteriological analysis of water; pollution laws and limits, effluent standards;, working principle of waste water and treatment plants (physiochemical and biological), introduction to advanced treatment methods, modern trends in sedimentation and filtration.

Pollution due to solid waste and Noise

Sources and effects of solid waste and Nature of domestic, municipal, agricultural, Hospital, Nuclear Wastes; collection, treatment and disposal of solids waste; waste recovery system, solid waste management; sources and effects of noise pollution noise pollution, noise measurement and control; noise mitigation measures.

Case study with respect to air, water and solid waste

Fertilizer industry, refinery and petrochemical industries, pulp and paper industries, tanning industry, sugar and alcohol industries, alkali industries, cement and steel industries.