Unit –I
Energy- Sources of
Energy : Renewable & Non Renewable, Fossil fuel, coal, oil, Gas,
Geothermal, Hydrogen, Solar,
Wind, hydal, nuclear sources.
Unit –II
Ecosystem – Segments of
Environment: Atmosphere, hydrosphere, Lithosphere, biosphere.
Cycles in Ecosystem – Water,
Carbon, Nitrogen. Biodiversity: Threats and conservation,
Food Chain.
Unit –III
Air Pollution
& Sound Pollution -
Air Pollution: Air pollutants,
classification, (Primary & secondary Pollutants) Adverse
effects of pollutants. Causes of
Air pollution chemical, photochemical, Green house effect,
ozone layer depletion, acid Rain.
Sound Pollution: Causes,
controlling measures, measurement of sound pollution
(deciblage), Industrial and non –
industrial.
Unit –IV
Water Pollution– Water
Pollution: Pollutants in water, adverse effects. Treatment of
Domestic & Industrial water
effluent.
Soil Pollution – Soil Profile,
Pollutants in soil, their adverse effects, controlling measures.
Unit –V
Society &
Ethics – Impact
of waste on society. Solid waste management (Nuclear, Thermal,
Plastic, medical, Agriculture,
domestic and e-waste). Ethics and moral values, ethical
situations, objectives of ethics
and its study . Preliminary studies regarding Environmental
Protection Acts , Environmental
Impact Assessment.
References:
1. Harris, CE, Prichard MS, Rabin’s
MJ, “Engineering Ethics”; Cengage Pub.
2. Rana SVS ; “Essentials of
Ecology and Environment”; PHI Pub.
3. Raynold, GW “Ethics in
information Technology”; Cengage.
4. Svakumar; Energy Environment
& Ethics in society; TMH
5. AK De “Environmental Chemistry”;
New Age Int. Publ.
6. BK Sharma, “Environmental
Chemistry” ; Goel Publ. House.
7. Bala Krishnamoorthy; “Environmental
management”; PHI
8. Gerard Kiely, “Environmental
Engineering” ; TMH
9. Miller GT JR; living in the
Environment Thomson/cengage
10. Cunninghan WP and MA; principles of Environment
Sc; TMH
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