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CH 2203 Environmental Science

This document outlines the modules covered in an Environmental Science course at BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, RANCHI, INDIA. The course covers 7 modules: 1) Introduction to environmental pollution, 2) Air pollution sources and effects, 3) Water pollution sources and treatment methods, 4) Industrial water treatment, 5) Sewage treatment methods, 6) Brief introduction to noise and radioactive pollution, 7) Soil pollution and solid waste management. The total contact hours for the course is 35 hours. Several textbooks are recommended for the course.

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CH 2203 Environmental Science

This document outlines the modules covered in an Environmental Science course at BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, RANCHI, INDIA. The course covers 7 modules: 1) Introduction to environmental pollution, 2) Air pollution sources and effects, 3) Water pollution sources and treatment methods, 4) Industrial water treatment, 5) Sewage treatment methods, 6) Brief introduction to noise and radioactive pollution, 7) Soil pollution and solid waste management. The total contact hours for the course is 35 hours. Several textbooks are recommended for the course.

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BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, RANCHI, INDIA DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY

CH 2203 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE


Module 1 Introduction to Environment Pollution: Environmental Awareness, concept of an ecosystem, structure and function of an ecosystem, energy and nutrient flow biogeochemical cycle, sources, pathways and fate of environmental pollutants. [5] Module II Air Pollution: Composition, major sources of air pollution, their detrimental effects, stationary emission sources, some control methods, eg.cyclon separators, west scrubbers electrostatic precipitators etc. Automobile emission control, smog, green house effect, ozone depletion, global warming and acid rains etc. [8] Module III Water Pollution: Water resources, sources of water pollution, various pollutants their detrimental effects. Portability limits as per WHO & PHED specification, treatment of municipal supply water, slow sand filters, rapid sand filter, disinfections, their advantage & disadvantages, break break chlorination. [6] Module IV Industrial Water: Specification for boiler feed water, internal and external treatment, ion exchange electro dialysis and reveres osmosis. [5] Module V Sewage Treatment: Composition aerobic & anaerobic treatment, chemical & biological oxygen demand. [5] Module VI A brief Introduction to Noise Pollution & Radioactive Pollution [3] Module VII Soil pollution and solid waste management [3] Total contact hours: 35 Book Recommended: 1. De.A.K. - Environmental Chemistry, Wiley Eastern ltd, 2. Miller T.G.Jr., Environmental Science, Wadsworth publishing House, Meerut 3. Odum.E.P.1971. Fundamental of Ecology. W.B. Saunders Co.U.S.A. 4. Applied Chemistry A text book for engineers technologists, H.D Gasser, Plenum publishers 5. Inorganic Chemistry: J.D.Lee 6. Engineering Chemistry: Sashi Chawla, Jain & Jain Reference books: 1. Fundamental of Molecular spectroscopy: C.N. Barnwell, TMH publication 2. Physical Chemistry: P.W.Atkins

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