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ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY

Sub Code : 10HSS31E/41E CIE Marks : 50

Hrs./Week : 2+0+0 SEE Marks: 50

Credits : 2 Exam Hrs. : 2

Course Learning Objective:

The content is designed to provide the ability to

1. Apply the knowledge to describe the natural environment and contribute to mitigate / minimize

the impacts of environmental issues

2. Incorporate environmental perspectives in product / technology design and development

3. Establish, Implement, Maintain & Improve an Environmental Management System

4. Define individual role and responsibilities and emphasize on environmental ethics in building

sustainable environment

Unit I

a. Introduction: Components of environment, atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere and

anthroposystems, Energy flow and ecosystem. Natural resources: Renewable and nonrenewable.

02 Hrs

b. Environmental issues: Concept of environmental technology, Impact of technology and growing

population on environment, disasters management, acid rain and ozone depletion. Applications of

Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System (GIS). 02 Hrs

Unit II

a. Pollution engineering: Types of pollution, Air pollution: sources, effects, technology to combat

air pollution and air quality standards. Technology to combat soil pollution: bioremediation, organic

farming. 02 Hrs

b. Waste water engineering: Waste water characteristics, primary water treatment technologies,Secondary water treatment technologies: trickling filter, rotating biological contactor, activatedsludge process, aeration pond and Tertiary waste water treatment technologies: nitrogen removal,

phosphorous removal and disinfection. 02 Hrs

c. Water Resources Management: water recharging, water conservation and management.

Drinking water standards, water purification technologies: flash evaporation, electrodialysis and

reverse osmosis, production of mineral water.

01 Hrs

Unit III

a. Solid waste engineering and management: Types: Hazardous and non-hazardous,

characteristics, management of solid waste: collection, reception, transportation, storage, treatmentand disposal.

02 Hrs

b. Energy and environmental engineering: Conventional and non-conventional fuels, per

capita and global consumption pattern, their environmental impacts, alternative energy sources,

vehicular emission standards of fuel consumption, green buildings and rating systems.

03 Hrs

Unit IV

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a. Green house effect, global warming and climate change: Green house gases (GHG),

carbon foot prints, Kyoto protocol, carbon credits and emission trading, Scope, criteria and

calculation for Clean Development Mechanism, Voluntary Carbon Standard and Joint Investments.Regulatory frame-work for carbon trading.

05 Hrs

Unit V

a. Environment, health and safety management:, Environmental impact assessment, Over view ofenvironmental laws, environmental planning, environmental management tools:, KAIZENs lean

manufacturing and ISO 14000 series, OHSAS 18000 series, SA 8000, sustainable development.

05 Hrs

Outcome:

After completion of course students will be able to:

Incorporate interdisciplinary approach to environment and technology issues and to integrate this

approach with the perspectives of the learners..

Facilitate the learners in the process of Designing and developing ecofriendly products using

alternative substances with emphasis on reducing resource consumption and developing products

that do not contribute to environmental degradation

Build pointers to Improving the quality of life by contributing towards sustainable development.

Improve professional competence by performing environmental impact assessment of activities,

products and services and systematically managing them.

Reference Books:

1. P. Meenakshi, Elements of environmental science and engineering, , Prentice Hall of India, Pvt.

Ltd., New Delhi 2005.

2. Susan L Cutter, Environmental risks and hazards,. Prentice Hall India, New Delhi, 1999.

3. Shyam Divan and Armin Rosencranz. Environmental law and policy in India. Oxford India

Paperbacks, II Edition, 2003.

4. N. Nandini, N. Sunitha and Sucharita Tandon, Environmental studies, Sapna Book House,

Bangalore, 2007.

Scheme of Continuous Internal Evaluation:

CIE consists of Three Tests each for 45 marks (15marks for Quiz + 30marks for descriptive) out of which

best of two will be considered. The test component will have a weightage of 40 marks in CIE. In addition

there will be one seminar on new topics / model presentation etc. for 10 marks.

Scheme of Semester End Examination:

The question paper consists of Part A and Part B. Part A will be for 20 marks covering the complete

syllabus and is compulsory. Part B will be for 30 marks and shall consist of five questions carrying 06

marks each. All five from Part B will have internal choice and one of the two have to be answered

compulsorily.