Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University Bhilai (C.G.)

Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University Bhilai (C.G.)

Semester:IIndBranch:CommontoAllBranches

Subject: EnvironmentEcologyCode:300212(20)

TotalTheoryPeriods:50TotalMarksinEndSemesterExam:80

Minimumnumberofclassteststobeconducted:02

UNIT–I

General:Environmentalsegments,environmentaldegradation,environmentalimpactassessment.

Concept ofEcosystem:FundamentalofEcologyandEcosystem,components ofecosystem,food-chain, food-web,trophiclevels,energyflow,cyclingofnutrients,majorecosystemtypes(forest,grasslandandaquaticecosystem).

UNIT–II

AirPollution:Atmosphericcomposition,energybalance,classificationofairpollutants,sourceandeffectofpollutants–Primary (CO,SOx,NOx,particulates,hydrocarbons),Secondary [photochemicalsmog,acidrain,ozone,PAN(PeroxyAcetylNitrate)],greenhouseeffect,ozonedepletion,atmosphericstabilityandtemperatureinversion,Techniquesusedtocontrolgaseousandparticulatepollution,ambientairqualitystandards.

UNIT–III

WaterPollution:Hydrosphere,naturalwater,classificationofwaterpollutants,traceelementcontaminationofwater,sourcesandeffectofwaterpollution,typesofpollutants,determinationandsignificanceofD.O.,B.O.D.,

C.O.D.inwastewater,Eutrophication,methodsandequipmentusedinwastewatertreatmentpreliminary,secondaryandtertiary.

UNIT–IV

LandPollutionNoisePollution:Lithosphere,pollutants(agricultural,industrial,urbanwaste,hazardouswaste),theiroriginandeffect,collectionofsolidwaste,solidwastemanagement,recyclingandreuseofsolidwasteandtheirdisposaltechniques(opendumping,sanitarylandfilling,thermal,composting).

NoisePollution:Sources,effect,standardsandcontrol.

UNIT–V

EnvironmentalBiotechnology:Definition,currentstatusofbiotechnologyinenvironmentalprotection,bio-fuels,bio-fertilize,bio-surfactants,bio-sensor,bio-chips,bio-reactors.

PollutionPreventionthroughBiotechnology:Tanneryindustry,paperandpulpindustry,pesticideindustry,foodandalliedindustry.

TEXTBOOKS:

1.EnvironmentandEcologybyPiyushKantPandeyandDiptiGupta(SumIndiaPublication)

2.ATextbookofEnvironmentalChemistryandPollutionControlbyS.S.Dara(S.ChandandCompany)

REFERENCEBOOKS:

1.Masters,G.M.IntroductiontoEnvironmentEngineeringandScience(PrenticeHallofIndia).

2.EnvironmentalChemistrybyA.K.Dey(EasternLtd.).

3.EnvironmentalChemistrybyB.K.Sharma(KrishnaPrakashan).

4.NebelB.J.EnvironmentalScience(PrenticeHallofIndia-1987).

5.EnvironmentalBiotechnologybyS.N.Jogdand(HimalayaPublishingHouse).

6.IntroductiontoEnvironmentalBiotechnologybyA.K.Chatterji(PrenticeHallofIndia).