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M.Sc/Syllabus/env Science/IInd Semester/SU 24

M. Sc. in ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE FACULTY OF LIFE SCIENCE

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ENV 201 CCC ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION 5 4 2 00 3 00

ENV 211 CCC ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION- LABORATORY WORK 2 00 00 3 00 3

ENV202 CCC ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS, LAWS AND POLICIES 5 4 2 00 3 0

ENV 212 CCC ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS, LAWS AND POLICIES- -

LABORATORY WORK 2 00 00 3 00 3

ENV 203 CCC BASICS OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY 5 4 2 00 3 0

ENV 213 CCC BASICS OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY- - LABORATORY WORK 2 00 00 3 00 3

ENV221 PRJ/FST/EST SOCIAL OUTREACH AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT 6 00 00 9 00 4

ENV B01 ECC/CB ENVIRONMENTAL AND FOREST LAWS

6 4 3 00 3 00

ENV B02 ECC/CB ENERGY MANAGEMENT

ENV B03 ECC/CB WASTE MANAGEMENT

ENV B04 ECC/CB BIODIVERSITY & ITS CONSERVATION

ENV B05 ECC/CB NATURAL RESOURCE & ITS CONSERVATION

ENV B06 ECC/CB MANAGEMENT OF POLLUTION

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M.Sc(ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE) IIND SEMESTER

COURSE CODE: ENV201 COURSE TYPE: CCC

COURSE TITLE: ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

CREDIT:7

HOURS:135

THEORY: 5 PRACTICAL:2 THEORY: 90 PRACTICAL:45

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THEORY: 100 (30+70) PRACTICAL:33

OBJECTIVE: This course has been designed to introduce the students with various

causes, problems and control of pollution. Pollution of this earth started with the

development of intelligence in mankind. But in the modern times, due to population

explosion and simultaneous urbanization and industrialization, new problems have

plagued the humanity. Consequently, soil pollution, air pollution, noise pollution,

radiation pollution, water pollution etc. have become very important.

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Unit-1-Pollution: Basic Concepts, Definition of pollution, Different types of

pollution, its causes, significance and impacts. National and International

Environmental Standards in reference to air, water, soil and noise pollution .

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Unit-2-Air Pollution: Sources and classification of air pollutants. Effects of air

pollution on human health, vegetation and property. Significant environmental

consequences: photochemical smog, acid rain, green house effects, ozone layer

depletion. Atmospheric composition, reactions in the lower and higher

atmosphere, dispersal of air pollutant in atmosphere, atmospheric stability and

turbulence; environmental lapse rate, adiabatic diagrams; mixing height; wind

roses and pollution roses. Plume rise and plume behavior, Gaussian plume

model.

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Unit-3-Water Pollution: Important pollutants, sources and transformation in

nature, disposal standards for wastewater in normal watercourse and on land,

effects of organic pollutants (petroleum, pesticides, surfactants and

hydrocarbons); heavy metals; radionuclide on aquatic flora and fauna,

monitoring water pollution, BOD growth curve, estimation of BOD rate

constant, significance of COD, Ganga Action Plan. Eutrophication;

Bioaccumulation; Biomanipulation and Ecorestoration of lakes.

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Unit-4-Soil Pollution: Soil pollutants; their source and types, heavy metal

toxicity in soil, Impact of pesticides, industrial waste and fertilizers on soil

physico-chemical properties.


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Unit-5-Noise Pollution: Causes and intensity of noise, detrimental noise level

and consequences of noise pollution, noise standard and limit values, noise

instrumentation and monitoring procedure, Noise indices. Basic properties of

sound waves, plane and spherical wave, sound pressure and intensity levels,

decibel, effect of meteorological parameters on sound propagation.

Measurement and analysis of sound. A weighted sound level; equivalent sound

pressure level (Leq). Noise Pollution Level (NPL), Sound Exposure Level

(SEL), Traffic Noise Index (TNI), Day- Night level, prediction of traffic noise

through nomograph method.

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1. Chemical analysis of water and waste water parameters: BOD, COD,

alkalinity, hardness, acidity, Phenol, Nitrate Nitrogen, Ammonical

nitrogen

2. Air-pollution tolerance study by using plants

3. Air pollution sampling, monitoring and analysis by HVS

4. Measurement of noise level- Demonstration of noise pollution monitoring

equipment; ambient noise monitoring, determination of noise pollution

level, Leq, L90, L10, Traffic Noise Index.

5. Field Visits to ETP/STP units. Process description, explanation of waste

water generation sources, and treatment units. Demonstration and

explanation about air and noise pollution control devices installed in

industries.

6. laboratory note book and viva voce

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1. Environmental Noise pollution and its Control, Chhatwal, Mehra Katyal,

Satake Katyal, Nagahiro, Anmol Publications (Pvt) Ltd. New Delhi

2. Environmental radiation and thermal pollution and their control; G. R.

Chhatwal et al., Anmol Publications (Pvt) Ltd. New Delhi

3. Soils-their properties & management; Peter E. V. Charman, Oxford Univ.

Press

4. Elements of the nature & properties of soils; Nyle C Brady, Pentice Hall,

New Jersey

5. Understanding environmental pollution; Marquita K. Hill, Cambridge

University Press, 1997

6. Air pollution and climate change; Alan wellburn- 2nd

Edn., Longman, 1998 7. Standard methods for the examination of water and wastewater 20

th eds.; Lenore,

S. Clesceri, Arnold E. Greenberg, Andrew D. Eaton; American Public Health

Association

8. Manual for the Examination of Water, Wastewater and Soil, Ramp, H. H., and

Krist, H., Laboratory , VCH Publishers.

9. Environmental Pollution analysis; S. M. Khopkar, New age Int. (p) Ltd.

10. Air Sampling Instruments for Evaluation of Atmospheric Contaminants, 8th

Den. ACGIH; Cincinnati.


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COURSE CODE: ENV 202 COURSE TYPE: CCC

COURSE TITLE: ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS, LAWS AND POLICIES

CREDIT:7

HOURS:135

THEORY: 5 PRACTICAL:2 THEORY: 90 PRACTICAL: 45

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THEORY: 100 (30+70) PRACTICAL: 33

OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the economic and ethical assumptions and justifications

when choosing any regulatory approach such as cost-benefit analysis, environmental

justice, and the tradeoff between environmental protection and public welfare. The main

objective of the law course is to acquaint the students with elementary principles of

environmental Laws to enable them to make proper & effective use of their professional

abilities. Because the scientific gains can be put into use within the parameters of legal

system & the science & Law must be subservient to the needs of the society.

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Unit-1-Environmental Economics: Methodology and Concept of ecological

economics; environmental economics and principles; cost-benefits analysis;

the economics of environmental quality; measuring environmental values;

polluter pays principle; precautionary principle and compensation principle;

trade and environment; externalities.

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Unit-2-Environmental Accounting: Economic valuation of non market

benefits, environmental accounting. Accounting of natural resources:

Approaches and methodologies. Hypothetical approaches and methods for

direct and indirect valuation. Currencies for evaluations of sustainable

development: Biophysical measurements. Ecosystem goods and services

assessment.

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Unit-3- Environmental Policies–Policy Statement on Environment and

development; Public policy and PILs; Famous PILs on environmental issues;

Role of NGOs in environmental protection in India;

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Unit-4- Environmental Legislations -Environmental Policy Act;

Environmental provisions in Indian constitution International and National

efforts for Environment Protection; Provisions in constitution of India

regarding Environment (Article 48A and 58A); Environmental Policy

Resolution, Legislation and Public Policy Strategies in Pollution Control;

Indian Forest Acts and policies,


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Unit-5-Environmental Laws/Acts Wild Life Protection Act, Forest

Conservation Acts, Biodiversity Act, PESA Act, Forest Right Act,

Environment Protection Act. Air, Water and Noise Pollution Acts. Scheme of

labelling of environment friendly products (Ecomark), Public Insurance Act

1991. Role of Supreme Court and Green Bench of High Court on environment

protection in India; Environmental movements in India (Narmada Dam, Tehri

Dam) and its sociological impacts

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1. Case study to demonstrate the economic valuation of different components

of environment.

2. Case studies for cost benefit analysis for project proposal

3. Case Studies of Travel Cost Technique

4. Case Studies of Contingent Valuation Technique

5. Laboratory note book and Viva Voce.

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1. Shyam Divan and Armin Rasencranz., Environmental Law & Policies In

India, Oxford University Press

2. V. K. Prabhakar., Environmental Protection & Law, Anmol Pubs.

3. R. K. Trivedy., Handbook of Environmental Laws, Acts, Rules,

Guidelines , Complaints & Standards., Enviro Media

4. Chandra Pal., Environmental Pollution & Development : Law & Policy,

Mittal Pubs.

5. James R. Kahn., The Economic Approach to Environmental & Natural

Resources, George Proval.

6. Dorfman and Dorfmann, Economics of Environment.

7. Agrawal, Sikdar and Deb(2002): A Textbook of Environment; MacMillan

8. Fischer (1984): Resources and Environment Economics, CUP

9. Dasgupta (1982): The control of resources; Basil Blackwell

10. Georgeacus-Roger (1971): The entropy law and economic Process; HUP

11. Conard and Clark (1987): Natural Resource Economics; CUP

12. Pearce and Turner (1991): The economics of Natural Resource and

Environment, Harvester & Wheatsheaf

13. Dasgupta and Heal (1979): Economic Theory of Exhaustible Resources;

CUP

14. Kneese & Sweeny (1993): Handbook of natural Resource and Energy

Economics/3 Volumes; North-Holland

15. Crooper & Dates (1992): Environmental Economics: A survey / OEL

16. Dorfman & Dorfman (1994): Economics of Environment/3

17. Parikh (1993): Natural Resources Accounting: A Framework for India.


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COURSE CODE: ENV 203 COURSE TYPE: CCC

COURSE TITLE: BASICS OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

CREDIT:7

HOURS:135


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THEORY: 100(30+70) PRACTICAL:34

OBJECTIVE: Conservation Biology is the scientific study of the phenomena that

affect the maintenance, loss, and restoration of biological diversity. To introduce students

to the field of conservation biology. To enable them to make informed conservation

decisions of local, national and international concern.

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Unit-1-. Introduction to conservation biology: Definition of conservation,

postulates of conservation biology. The origin and evolution of living

organisms, the invasion of unoccupied ecological niches, Adaptive

radiation, genetic plasticity a factor in evolution. Natural selection; self

replicating molecular assemblages, limiting factors and tolerance curves,

rules of inheritance for life on earth, laws of Mendel, maintenance of

variability, genetics and ecology of extinction. Ecosystem fragmentation

and edge effects, concept of keystone species, Effects of species deletions

and additions and invasive species on the maintenance of biological

diversity, stability and complexity in relation to development, Methods of

conservation of living resources; red and green data books, genetic

resources, world conservation strategy.

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Unit-2-Rates of Extinction and Forms of Rarity: Prehistoric and present

rates of species extinction; fossils & prehistoric rates of extinction;

prioritizing species for conservation; IUCN categories; prioritizing habitats,

conservation areas and selecting reserves.

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Unit-3-Fragmentation and Metapopulation: Spatial heterogeneity; habitat

loss and fragmentation; metapopulation dynamics.


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Unit-4-Components of MVP: Identifying questions and estimation of

parameters; effective population size; modeling risk assessment; sensitivity

analysis; implementation, monitoring and evaluation; limits of PVA.

Minimum Viable Population, Effective Population Size and population

Viability Analysis:

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Unit-5- Landscape and Restoration Ecology: Role of ecological

restoration in conservation and some of the concerns of restoration ecology.

Displacement and resettlement of local communities with respect to creation

of Protected Areas. Village translocation from core area. Forest Tribal Bill.

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1. Examination of scats under microscope,Microscopy-studies on animal

droppings

2. Study of pugmarks

3. Point count of avifauna

4. Plotless sampling of vegetation

5. Determination of minimum quadrate area by Species-Area Curve

method

6. Laboratory note book and Viva voce

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1. Evolutionary Ecology of Plant Reproductive Strategies By

Thomas Johannes de

2 Jong, Petrus Gerardus Leonardus Klinkhamer Published by

Cambridge University Press, 2005

3. Comparative Ecology By Yoshiaki Itō, Jiro Kikkawa Published

by CUP Archive, 1980

4. Population Viability Analysis By Steven R. Beissinger, Dale R.

McCullough

5. Contributor Steven R. Beissinger, Dale R. McCullough Published

by University of Chicago Press, 2002

6. Foundations of Restoration Ecology By Donald A. Falk,

Margaret A. Palmer,

7. Joy B. Zedler, Society for Ecological Restoration International

Contributor Richard J. Hobbs Published by Island Press, 2006

8. Wildlife Management and Conservation by Madhur Mohan

Ranga : Published by Agrobios , Jodhpur, India


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COURSE CODE: ENV B01 COURSE TYPE: ECC/CB

COURSE TITLE: ENVIRONMENTAL AND FOREST LAWS

CREDIT:6

HOURS:90


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OBJECTIVE: Analyze contrasting environmental regulatory methods and conceptual

approaches including the common law, health and technology based statutes, and

informational and economic approaches.

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rs EVOLUTION OF FOREST AND WILD LIFE LAWS

a) Importance of Forest and Wildlife

b) Evolution of Forest and Wild Life Laws

c) Forest Policy during British Regime

d) Forest Policies after Independence.

e) Methods of Forest and Wildlife Conservation.

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FOREST PROTECTION AND LAW

a) Indian Forest Act, 1927

b) Forest Conservation Act, 1980 & Rules therein

c) Rights of Forest Dwellers and Tribal

c) The Forest Rights Act, 2006

d) National Forest Policy 1988

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a) Wild Life Protection Act, 1972

b) Wild Life Conservation strategy and Projects

c) The National Zoo Policy


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CHAPTER – BASIC CONCEPTS

a. Meaning and definition of environment.

b. Multidisciplinary nature of environment

c. Concept of ecology and ecosystem

d. Importance of environment

e. Meaning and types of environmental pollution.

f Factors responsible for environmental degradation.

CHAPTER– INTRODUCTION TO LEGAL SYSTEM

a. Acts, Rules, Policies, Notification, circulars etc

b. Constitutional provisions on Environment Protection

c. Judicial review, precedents

d. Writ petitions, PIL and Judicial Activism

CHAPTER – LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK FOR POLLUTION CONTROL LAWS

a) Air Pollution and Law.

b) Water Pollution and Law.

c) Noise Pollution and Law.

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CHAPTER- LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK FOR ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION

a) Environment Protection Act & rules there under

b) Hazardous Waste and Law

c) Principles of Strict and absolute Liability.

d) Public Liability Insurance Act

e) Environment Impact Assessment Regulations in India

CHAPTER – ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTITUTIONALISM

a. Fundamental Rights and Environment

i) Right to Equality ……….Article 14

ii) Right to Information ……Article 19

iii) Right to Life …………..Article 21

iv) Freedom of Trade vis-à-vis Environment Protection

b. The Forty-Second Amendment Act

c. Directive Principles of State Policy & Fundamental Duties

d. Judicial Activism and PIL


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Bharucha, Erach. Text Book of Environmental Studies. Hyderabad :

University Press (India) Private limited, 2005.

Doabia, T. S. Environmental and Pollution Laws in India. New Delhi: Wadhwa

and Company, 2005.

Joseph, Benny. Environmental Studies, New Delhi: Tata McGraw-Hill

Publishing Company Limited, 2006.

Khan. I. A, Text Book of Environmental Laws. Allahabad: Central Law

Agency, 2002.

Leelakrishnan, P. Environmental Law Case Book. 2nd

Edition. New Delhi:

LexisNexis Butterworths, 2006.

Leelakrishnan, P. Environmental Law in India. 2nd

Edition. New Delhi:

LexisNexis Butterworths, 2005.

Shastri, S. C (ed). Human Rights, Development and Environmental Law, An

Anthology. Jaipur: Bharat law Publications, 2006. Environmental Pollution by Asthana and Asthana, S,Chand Publication

Environmental Science by Dr. S.R.Myneni, Asia law House

Gurdip Singh, Environmental Law in India (2005) Macmillan.

Shyam Diwan and Armin Rosencranz, Environmental Law and Policy in India.

Cases, Materials and Statutes (2nd

ed., 2001) Oxford University Press. JOURNALS :-

Journal of Indian Law Institute, ILI New Delhi.

Journal of Environmental Law, NLSIU, Bangalore.


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COURSE TITLE: Energy and Environment:

CREDIT:6

HOURS:90


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OBJECTIVE: By the end of this course, students would be able to: 1. Use back-of-the-envelope calculations to quantitatively answer many fundamental

energy questions.

2. Know the major sources and uses for energy.

3. Be able to explain the principal components to the primary energy industries, including

how these components interact, and how the industries have been evolving over time.

4. Know the nature, scope and impact of the most important environmental problems

arising from our current energy system.

5. Understand and be able to explain the first-order benefits and costs of emerging

alternatives to current energy sources and uses.

6. Know the principal ways these new alternatives are being promoted in an effort to

make our energy system more sustainable.

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Unit 1: Fundamentals of Energy, different forms of energy, laws of

thermodynamics, standard cycles, heat transfer, concept of entropy and

photosynthesis. Indian energy scenario for domestic, agriculture, transport and

industrial sector and its impact on the environment.

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Unit 2: Energy budget of the earth; earth’s thermal environment and seasons;

sun as a source of energy, solar radiation and its spectral characteristics.

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Unit 3: Conventional and non-conventional energy sources, fossil fuels;

nuclear energy- fission and fusion; energy from biogas and biomass. Energy

from microbial sources. Principles of generation of hydroelectric power

energy, ocean, thermal, photo-voltaic cell, solar ponds; impacts of large-scale

exploitation of solar, wind, hydro- and ocean energy; energy use patterns in

different parts of the world and India and its impact on the environment.


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Unit 4: Energy management: Energy consumption; energy conservation,

increased efficiency, and cogeneration, energy policy, integrated energy

management, management of nuclear energy wastes, some conservation

factors, research and development on renewable energy.

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Unit 5: Specific case studies on application of non-conventional energy

sources for human welfare.

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1. Tiwari, G.N. (2005) Solar Energy, Narosa Publishing, New Delhi.

2. Devins, D. W. (1982) Energy: Its Physical Impact on the Environment, John

Wiley and Sons Inc., New York.

3. Nakicenovic, N. (1998) Global Energy Perspectives, Cambridge University

Press, London.

4. Fowler, J. M. (1984) Energy and the Environment, McGraw Hill.

5. Ravindranath, N. H., Usha Rao, K., Natarajan, B. and Monga, P. (200)

Renewable Energy and Environment - A Policy Analysis for India, Tata-

McGraw Hill, New Delhi

6. Boyle, G., Bob Everett and J. Ramage (2003) Energy System and

Sustainability, Oxford Univ. Press, New York.

7. Sudhakara Reddy, B. P. Balachandra (2006) Energy, Environment and

Development, Narosa Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.


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COURSE TITLE: Waste management

CREDIT:6

HOURS:90


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THEORY:100(30+70) PRACTICAL: 0

OBJECTIVE: Waste management is a pressing issue, and lack of know how in

waste management is a great concern for all the Local Self Govt. units & community.

Additionally, there is still little awareness on the importance of sound environmental

management within the majority of the population. The course on Waste Management

gives the student an overview of waste management including collection, transfer,

transport, and disposal. Methods of processing, basic disposal facilities, disposal options,

and the environmental issues of waste management will be covered in this course. In

addition, this course provides the student with relevant information about municipal solid

waste reduction and on hazardous waste management.

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Unit 1: Basic Concept on Waste: Types, sources and generation of wastes,

their characterization, chemical composition; methods of disposal and

management of wastes (Municipal, Bio-medical, and Hazardous); recycling

of waste materials.

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Unit 2: Stages of Sewage Treatment with respect to Primary Treatment:

Significance and mechanism of Aerations, Coagulation and Flocculation,

Sedimentation, Filtration, Disinfection.

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Unit 3: Stages of treatment of sewage with special reference to secondary

treatments: (activated sludge, oxidation ponds, trickling filter), advanced

waste water treatments, biological treatment of waste waters. Process

description of aerobic and anaerobic processes. Tertiary treatment

techniques: Removal of Nutrient from Waste Water, Role of

Microorganisms in Nutrient Removal


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Unit 4: Waste water treatment: Screen chamber, grit chamber, secondary

settling tank, sludge drying beds, filter press, vacuum filtration, belt press.

Treatment of sludge., Other Treatment Technologies: Septic tank; imhoff

tank; Sources and generation of solid wastes, their characterization, chemical

composition and classification.

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Unit 5: Waste Management: Different methods of disposal and

management of solid wastes (Hospital wastes and hazardous wastes).

Recycling of waste material. Waste minimization technologies. Hazardous

waste management. Specific Case studies on waste management in our

country with special focus on ‘Swacchha Bharat Abhiyan’.

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1. Wastewater Management: A Guide to Information Sources By George

Tchobanoglous, Robert Smith, Ronald W. Crites Published by Gale Research

Co., 1976

2. An Integrated Approach to Wastewater Treatment: Deciding Where,

When, and how Much to Invest By Manuel Mariño, John Boland Published

by World Bank Publications, 1999

3. Solid Waste Management: Critical Issues for Developing Countries By

Elizabeth M. Thomas-Hope, Elizabeth Thomas, University Press of the West

Indies Published by Canoe Press, University of the West Indies, 1998

4. Solid Waste Management and Recycling: Actors, Partnerships and Policies

in Hyderabad, India and Nairobi, Kenya By I. S. A. Baud, Johan Post,

Christine Furedy Published by Springer, 2004


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COURSE TITLE: BIODIVERSITY AND ITS CONSERVATION

CREDIT:6

HOURS:90


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OBJECTIVE:

To provide academicians in Biology a specialization in the field of Biodiversity,

Conservation and Wildlife Management

To generate qualified students who can directly get jobs in the allied fields of

Biodiversity, Conservation and Wildlife Management;

To generate qualified postgraduates who can be part professional organizations

working in the field of conservation and environment protection.

To generate a skilled post graduates who can undertake research in the field of

Biodiversity, Wildlife biology and Nature conservation.

To provide an alternate avenue to environmental scientists to specialize as

“environmental entrepreneurs” in areas such as Environmental audits, Environmental

education, Ecotourism etc.

To create awareness about Biodiversity and Nature Conservation.

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UNIT-1-Reproductive Strategies:

Conventional strategies, artificial insemination, artificial pollination, embryo

transfer technology, plant tissue culture, culture of anther, ovule & embryo,

artificial seed, cryopreservation of gametes and embryos, genetically modified

(GM) seeds & application. Reproductive ecology, dispersion, patterns of

growth and development. Ecophysiology-water and temperature physiology

and its reproductive implications including seed viability & germination

(vernalization). Effects of day length and temperature on reproduction, and

migration. Importance of minerals in biota health, growth and reproduction.

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UNIT-2- Inbreeding and Outbreeding Depressions:

Genetics and fate of endangered species; measures of inbreeding; inbreeding

depression and extinction; inbreeding in small populations; genetic basis of

outbreeding depression; extend of outbreeding depression in animals and

plants.


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UNIT-3- Biological sampling and census techniques and application:

Sampling vs census; resampling methods; habitat specific sampling methods;

census techniques – point, strip and line transects, call-counts, pellet group-

counts, scat/signs survey; radio-telemetry; measurements of association. King

census. Remote sensing in flora-faunal census. Prey base & trapping census.

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UNIT-4- Measures of species diversity:

Species-area curve; gradient analysis; diversity and richness patterns; local,

regional and global scales of diversity; Diversity indices (Shanon-Weiner/

Margalef/ Sorensen/ Pilou etc.) Island biogeography. Measures of species

packing.

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UNIT-5- Park and Corridor Designs & Management:

Analysis of wildlife problems in plantation and exploited forests; Indian,

American and south east Asian case histories. Discussion of potential

management inputs and solutions and search needs. Elephant corridor, Tiger

corridor.

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1. Evolutionary Ecology of Plant Reproductive Strategies By Thomas Johannes

de Jong, Petrus Gerardus Leonardus Klinkhamer Published by Cambridge


2. Comparative Ecology By Yoshiaki Itō, Jiro Kikkawa Published by CUP

Archive, 1980

3. Population Viability Analysis By Steven R. Beissinger, Dale R. McCullough

Contributor Steven R. Beissinger, Dale R. McCullough Published by

University of Chicago Press, 2002

4. Foundations of Restoration Ecology By Donald A. Falk, Margaret A.

Palmer, Joy B. Zedler, Society for Ecological Restoration International

Contributor Richard J. Hobbs Published by Island Press, 2006

4. Ecological Census Techniques: A Handbook By William J.

SutherlandContributor William J. Sutherland Published by Cambridge


5. Introduction to Distance Sampling: Estimating Abundance of Biological

Populations By Stephen T. Buckland, D. R. Anderson, K. P. Burnham, J. L.

Laake, D. L. Borchers, Len Thomas Published by Oxford University Press,

2001

6. Designing Field Studies for Biodiversity Conservation: The Nature

ConservancyBy Peter Feinsinger Published by Island Press, 2001

7. Corridor Ecology: The Science and Practice of Linking Landscapes for

Biodiversity Conservation By Jodi A. Hilty, William Zander Lidicker, Adina

Maya Merenlender, Andrew P. Dobson Published by Island Press, 2006

8. Design for human ecosystems By John Tillman Lyle Published by Island

Press, 1999


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COURSE TITLE: MANAGEMENT OF POLLUTION

CREDIT:6

HOURS:90


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OBJECTIVE: It is wellfelt need that management experts need to develop concern

about environment. Therefore Management faculty has decided to have this type of

interdisciplinary course to both working managers and future managers. The objectives of

the course are:

1. To understand environmental issues in general and related industrial sector in

particular .2. To develop the skill for environment management in the industrial sector.

3. To improve awareness about environmental issues and remedial measures with a social

aspect.

4. To develop environment friendly policy instruments.

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IT-1

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Unit-I- Principles of Management - Definition and concept on environmental

management Functions of management: Forecasting, planning, organizing,

motivating, coordinating, controlling, and communicating, leadership,

directing, and decision making.

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25

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Unit-2- Management of air pollution - principles of air pollution

management, ambient concentrations of air pollutants and trace gases, national

environmental policies, implementation of policies and organization of

management agencies, national air monitoring programme. Air pollution

control equipments, objectives and types of control equipments, efficiency of

separating devices, control of particulate emission settlers, cyclones, filters,

scrubbers and esps; control of sulphur dioxide from lean and rich waste gases

(recovery of sulphur and sulphuric acid); control of NOx through absorption

and other newer methods; control of vehicular emission (catalytic conversion

devices); Indoor air pollution and its control; Hazardous air pollutants and their

management.


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IT-3

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Unit-3- Management of noise pollution

Noise control, sound absorption coefficient (ast), sound absorbing materials,

reverberation time, acoustic silencers, mufflers, barriers, vibration and impact

isolation.

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Unit-4- Management of water pollution

Classification of water bodies; physico-chemical and biological properties of

fresh water; water quality standard,Water management strategies, rain water

harvesting, recharging of ground water, use of domestic waste water, recycling

of waste water, recycling of industrial effluent after treatment.

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Unit-5-Environmental management Understanding the resource ecology and

life-supporting capacity of resources-Economic models: Green building

concept- green technology concept.

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1. M.D. Lagrega et al., Hazardous Waste Management, McGraw Hill

2. Kenneth Westlake., Landfill Waste Pollution and Control, Albion

Publishing

3. N. K. Uberoi., Environmental management, Excel Books

4. V. K. Prabhakar., Environmental Management, Anmol Publ. Ltd.

5. Sheth P., Environmentalism-politics, Ecology and Development, Rawat

publication

6. Wentz, C.A., Hazardous waste Management, McGraw Hill

7. Welford, R., Corporate Environmental Management, Earthscan

Publications Ltd. London

8. Sayre, D., Inside ISO 14000: Competitive Advantage of Environmental

Management, St. Louis Press florida

9. Malcolm L. Hunter, Maintaining Biodiversity in Forest Ecosystems,

Cambridge Univ. Press

10. U. Kumar, Mahendera Jeet Asija., Biodiversity Principles & Conservation,

Agrobios (India)

11. Jana, B. B., Banerjee, R. D., Guterstam B., and Heeb J., Waste Recycling

and Resource Management in the Developing World.

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