Objective of the Course
The objective of Environmental Studies course is to sensitize and create awareness
about the environmental pollution, degradation, issues and protection
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Syllabus
Module I: Introduction to the Course (No. of contact hours: 01);
Module II: Environmental Issues and Systems: Local, regional, continental and
global environmental issues including greenhouse gases and global warming, acid
rain, ozone layer depletion, climate change - Extent of impact, scientific responses
and regulatory actions; Environmental systems (No. of contact hour: 03);
Module III: Ecology and Sustainable Development – Ecosystems, Natural cycles,
Biodiversity, Man and environment (No. of contact hours: 02);
Module IV: Water Resources – Hydrologic cycle and its components, Groundwater
and surface water,Water quality (No. of contact hours: 07);
Module V: Environmental Legislations and Standards (No. of contact hours: 01);
Module VI: Environmental Sanitation: Conventional and ecological sanitation (No.
of contact hours: 01);
Module VII: Environmental Pollution and Control – Air, Water, Soil, Noise Pollution,
Solid and Hazardous Waste, Biomedical Waste, E-waste: Sources, effect,
treatment and control (No. of contact hours: 06)
[Total No. of Contact Hours: 21]
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Books
Text Books / Materials:
Gaur, R.C., Basic Environmental Engineering, New Age International, 2008.
Kaushik, A. and Kaushik, C.P., Perspectives in Environmental Studies, 4th Edition, New Age
International, 2014.
Manahan, S.E., Environmental Chemistry, 7th Edition, CRC Press, 2000.
Sawyer, C.N., McCarty, P.L. and Parkin, G.F., Chemistry for Environmental Engineering and
Science, 5th Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2003.
Reference Books:
Botkin, D.B. and Keller, E.A., Environmental Science, 8th Edition,Wiley, 2012.
Cunningham, W.P. and Cunningham, M.A., Environmental Science: A Global Concern, 13th
Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2015.
Davis, M.L. and Masten, S.J., Principles of Environmental Engineering and Science, 2nd Edition,
McGraw-Hill, 2013.
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Lecture Schedule
Lecture Schedule: Mon 10.00-10.55 h LT103, Central Lecture Complex
Tue 10.00-10.55 h LT103, Central lecture Complex
Wed 10.00-10.55 h LT103, Central lecture Complex
Contact:
Dr. Manoj Kumar Yadav
Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Room: 410,Academic Block 06
Email: [email protected]
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Attendance Policy!
Attendance is compulsory!
If you have less than 75% attendance, you will NOT be allowed to sit in the course
examination as per the Institute norms
Attendance will be linked to your Final Grading!
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Grading Policy!
Relative Grading!
Distributions:
Home Assignments (Problem Sets for Solving): 0% (Not to be graded)
Quiz (Offline) (One): 40%
Final Examination (Offline) (during MSE): 60%
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Emergence of Environmental Science / Engineering /
Management Discipline
Public Health Engineering
Water Supply Civil Engineering
Sanitary Engineering
Water Supply and Sanitation Civil Engineering
Environmental Engineering and Management Inter-
disciplinary Civil and Chemical engineering Engineering
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Environmental Science / Engineering / Management
Discipline
Multidisciplinary or Interdisciplinary
Various disciplines of Science, Engineering and Management
Several Professions and Sectors
Industry, Business, Academics and Research, Policy Making, Planning,
Judiciary, Implementation/Administration, Journalism;
Government/Semi government or Public/ Private Sector/NGOs
Preventive Activities, Control Activities, Remedial Activities Resource
Conservation, Sustainable Development; “End of the Pipe” Solutions;
Regeneration
Some Key Terms……..
Environment,
Systems,
Environmental Systems / Ecosystems
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Environment
Aggregate of surrounding things,
conditions or influences,
especially as affecting or that affect
the existence or development of
someone or something
[LIVING (Biotic)] or [NON LIVING (Abiotic)]
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Systems
Collection of objects bonded together in some way
so that the collection is more than an independent
assemblage of parts
Micro Macro Mega Levels (Depending Upon
the Boundaries Chosen in a Particular Context)
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Ecosystems
Objects consisting of Living (Biotic Component) as well as
Non-living (Abiotic Component) entities
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