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ANNA UNIVERSITY - B.TECH. IT - SEMESTER VII - PRINCIPLES OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Posted Date: 08 Dec 2007 Resource Type: Articles/Knowledge Sharing Category: General
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Posted By: Bala Member Level: Diamond
Rating:  Points: 1
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CE071 PRINCIPLES OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
1. COMPONENTS OF ENVIRONMENT
Components – Water, air and land – Inter-relationship between components – Subcomponents; Ecosystem – Structure and functional components of ecosystem – Development and evolution of ecosystem – Energy flow and material cycling in ecosystem – Natural and man made impacts on water, air and land; Environment and development – Concept of sustainable development.
2. SCIENCE OF ENVIRONMENT
Chemistry, Physics and biology of water, air and land; Stress on the Chemistry, Physics and Biology of water, air and land owing to the impacts; Environmental quality objective and goals – Policies on development projects and their impacts, with emphasis on the branch of engineering of the student.
3. CURRENT ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
Current Environmental issues at Country level – management of municipal sewage, municipal solid waste, Hazardous waste and Bio-medical waste – Air pollution due to industries and vehicles; Global issues – Biodiversity, Climatic change, Ozone layer depletion.
4. ENGINEERING INTERVENTIONS TO REDUCE THE ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSES
Minimisation of Stress – Principles of Physics, chemistry and biology in engineering interventions such as waste treatment – Flow sheets of engineering interventions relevant to the Engineering discipline of the student – Waste minimisation techniques – Clean technology options – Standards of performance of the interventions.
5. (A) TOOLS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Environmental impact assessment; Precautionary Principle and Polluter Pays Principle; Constitutional provisions, Legal and economic instruments in Environmental Management; Role of Non-government organisations – Community participation environmental management works; International conventions and protocols; Pollution Control Boards and Pollution Control Acts.
(B) FIELD STUDY
In-depth study of environmental issues at least one environmentally sensitive site relevant to the discipline of the student and preparation of a report thereupon.
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| Author: Bala 08 Dec 2007 | Member Level: Diamond Points : 1 | TEXT BOOKS:
1. G.M.Masters, Introduction to Environmental Engineering & Science, Prentice Hall, New Delhi, 1997
2. J.G. Henry and G. W. Heike, Environmental Science & Engineering”, Prentice Hall International Inc., New Jersy, 1996.
REFERENCES:
1. S. K. Dhameja, Environmental Engineering and Management, S. K. Kataria and Sons, New Delhi, 1999.
2. State of India’s Environment – A Citizen’s Report, Centre for Science and Environment and Others, 1999
3. Shyam Divan and Armin Rosancranz, Environmental Law and Policy in India, Cases, Materials and Statutes, Oxford University Press, 2001.
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