Book Detail: Environmental Science
Environmental science is an interdisciplinary academic field that integrates physical, biological and information sciences (including ecology, biology, physics, chemistry, plant science, zoology, mineralogy, oceanography, limnology, soil science, geology and physical geography, and atmospheric science) to the study
Language: English
Pages: 319
Author: Dr. M. PRASANTHRAJAN
Price: Free
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Outlines for Environmental Science
- Introduction, definition, scope and importance of environmental studies. Environment – definition and importance
- Components of environment – structure of earth – different spheres of earth -atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, biosphere : Introduction and definition
- Biogeochemical cycles – Importance
- Air environment – Structure, composition and importance of different layers of atmosphere
- Water environment – classification – freshwater, importance, availability, components, zones, biotic and abiotic interaction
- Marine water – importance, availability, components, zones, biotic and abiotic interaction
- Global and Indian environment – past and present status
- Environmental pollution – definition, types of pollution, pollutant, types of pollutants
- Air pollution , major air pollutants, source, effect and control measures
- Criteria air pollutants, air quality index (AQI), National ambient air quality standards. Important air pollution events
- Water pollution, source, effect and control measures, water quality standards, eutrophication
- Soil pollution, source, effect and control measures
- Noise pollution, source, effect and control measures
- Impact of different pollution on human, organism and environment
- Food contaminants, preservatives, artificial colours, source, effects and regulations
- Smog – definition – classification – particulate pollution – brown air smog (photochemical smog), gray air smog (industrial smog) formation and chemistry
- Mid semester examination
- Acid rain – source, formation, effect and control measures
- Global warming: global warning – green house effect – green house gases – latest developments – effect and control measures
- Ozone layer – importance, ozone formation and depletion, ozone depleting substances, chemistry and control measures
- Biomagnification – introduction, definition, process and control
- Sewage water source, characteristics, sewage treatment process
- Hazardous waste – handling and management – incineration, pyrolysis and other hazardous waste management practices
- Deforestation – forms, causes – Consequences of Deforestation, conservation strategy
- Role of central pollution control board in pollution prevention and control
- Prevention and control of pollution – technological and sociological measures and solution, Indian and global efforts. Environmental act, law, policy and legislation in India.
- Environment Protection Act, Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution ) act, Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution ) act, Wildlife protection act, Forest conservation act
- International voluntary agencies mandates and activities in environmental conservation – Indian voluntary agencies mandates and activities in environmental conservation
- Important global treaties, agreements & conventions on the environment
- International conferences, convention and summits – major achievements of Montreal protocol, Earth summit
- Kyoto protocol, Emission trading, CDM, Copenhagen summit – over view
- Environmental impact assessment – Over view
- Socio economic factors responsible for environmental degradation
- Human population growth and life style. Environmental education and awareness: overview
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Practical
- Visit to near by water (pond/river) ecosystem to study biotic and abiotic components
- Documentation of biotic and abiotic components of pond/river ecosystem
- Estimation of Dissolved oxygen content of river/pond water
- Estimation of Biological Oxygen Demand of river/pond water
- Study of Bioindicators of pond/river ecosystem
- Visit to nearby terrestrial (forest) ecosystem to study biotic and abiotic components
- Estimation of organic carbon content of forest/grassland soil
- Visit to nearby grassland ecosystem to study biotic and abiotic components
- Study of population indices of a grassland ecosystem
- Study of pollution indicator plants, insects, birds and animals
- Visit to nearby industry to study pollution abatement techniques
- Collection, processing and storage of industrial effluent samples
- Analysis of temporary and total hardness of effluent sample by titration
- Estimation of Chlorides in effluent sample
- Determination of total dissolved solids (TDS) in effluent samples
- Determination of Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) in effluent sample
- Practical examination
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