Syllabus Of Subjects
ENV11 Environmental Chemistry and Microbiology
Introduction, Basic Concepts from General Chemistry, Colloidal Chemistry, Environmental Biochemistry, Physico-Chemical and Biological examination of Water and Wastewater, Thermodynamics of Microbial systems, Mass and energy Balance of Microbial Process, Aerobic and Anaerobic Microbial growth.
ENV12 Water Treatment and Distribution
Introduction and Sources of Water, Population Forecasting and Water Requirement, Physical, Chemical and Biological Water Quality Parameters, Solid Separation, Settling Operation, Coagulation, Softening, Filtration, Disinfection, Desalination, Dissolved Solids Removal, Adsorption and Ion Exchange, Electrolysis, Osmosis, Special Treatments, Pumping and Distribution Systems.
ENV13 Wastewater Treatment
Overview of Wastewater Engineering, Terminology in Wastewater Treatment, Wastewater Flow rates, Wastewater Characteristics, Water Borne Disease, Physical and Chemical Unit Operations, Biological Unit Processes including Kinetics of Biological growth, Sludge Thickening, Digestion, Disposal and Nutrient removal, Self Purification of Streams, Advanced Treatment Processes, Wastewater Collection, Disposal and Reuse, Introduction to generation of Industrial Waste Water.
SUBJECTS FOR ELECTIVE I:
ENV14A Earth and Environment
ENVE14B Applied Computational Method
ENV14C Environmental Sanitation and Ecology
ENV14D System Analysis and Management
ENV14E Probability and Statistics
ENV14F Renewable Sources of Energy
ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY and MICROBIOLOGY LAB
- To determine the chlorine demand and residual chlorine in water.
- To estimate the hardness of the given water sample.
- To estimate the pH and electrical conductivity of the given water sample.
- To estimate the acidity of the given water sample.
- To estimate the alkalinity of the given water sample.
- To estimate the chloride concentration of the given water sample.
- To estimate the total solids, total dissolved solids and volatile solids of the given water sample.
- To determine the filtration head loss.
- To determine the optimum coagulant dose in raw water using jar test.
- To determine cations (Na, K, Li) and anions (sulfate, nitrate, fluoride).
- To determine MPN count - total and fecal.
- Field visit of water treatment plant.
WASTEWATER QUALITY MONITORING LAB
- To determine the COD of the given sample.
- To determine DO, BOD exerted, kd and Y parameters for given wastewater sample.
- To verify Class I sedimentation.
- To determine the efficiency of Class II sedimentation tank for a given wastewater sample.
- To perform Class III type settling test to determine the zone settling rate of sludge.
- To determine the sludge volume index (SVI) of the given sludge sample.
- To determine Heavy Metals (Pb, Cr, As, CN, Cd) in waste water.
- To determine phenol compounds in wastewater.
- To determine total/kjeldahl nitrogen in wastewater.
- To determine total phosphate in wastewater.
- Field visit of industrial/ wastewater treatment plant.
Solid Waste Management
Introduction, Overview of Solid Waste Management, Types of Solid Wastes, Sources of Solid Wastes, Properties of Solid Wastes, Solid Waste Generation, On-site Handling, Storage, Collection, Transfer and Transport, Processing Techniques, Ultimate Disposal, Resource and Energy recovery Systems, Biomedical Waste Management, Introduction to Hazardous Waste and Fly Ash Management, Site selection Criteria for Landfill.
Air and Noise Pollution and Control
Introduction, Classification, Sources, Effects, Air Quality Standards, Role of Meteorology and Natural Purification Processes, Sampling, Measurement and Analysis, Control Devices for Particulate and Gaseous Contaminants, Industrial, Vehicular Pollution, Indoor Air Pollution, Physics of Sound, Noise - Sources and Standards, Measurement and Control of Noise Pollution.
Environmental Quality Management
Introduction, Developmental Needs, Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Environmental Statement (ES), Environmental Management Plan (EMP), Environmental Audit (EA), ISO-14000, Rules and Regulation for getting Consent to establish and Operate Industry, General Provisions and salient features of Water Act, Cess Act, Air Act, EP Act, Hazardous Waste Act/Rules, Biomedical Waste Act/Rules, Noise Rules, Municipal Solid Waste Rules, Ozone Depleting Substances Rules, Various International Treaties Related to Environmental issues.
Water Pollution
Definition of Pollution, Effluent Standards, Development of Water Quality Standards, Water Quality Index, River Water Classification, Classification and impacts of Pollution Variables, Stream Surveys, Pollution zones and classification, Physical, Chemical and Biological Water Purification Processes in Natural Systems, BOD Kinetics assimilation and DO sags, Impoundments and their effects, Pollution control strategies including legislative approach, Surface Water Modeling.
SUBJECTS FOE ELECTIVE II:
ENV24A Environmental Remote Sensing
ENV24B Disaster Management
ENV24C Water Pollution
ENV24D Rural Environmental Technology
ENV24E Water Retaining Structures
ENV24F Environmental Geology
AIR AND NOISE MONITORING LAB
- Monitoring of ambient air quality for total suspended particulate matter and respirable SPM.
- Measurement of CO and HC in exhausts.
- Measurements of SO2 by sodium tetra chloro mercurate method.
- Measurement of NOx in ambient air.
- Measurement of H2S and NH4.
- Stack monitoring by BIS/EPA methods by field visit.
- Detection of levels of noise pollution in residential, commercial, industrial and silent/ sensitive areas of Lucknow city.
- Asbestos monitoring.
Design of Water Supply Systems
Concepts of Planning of Water Supply Projects, Topographic Surveys, Design of Intake wells and rising mains, Detailed Design and drawings of Water Treatment Systems, Design of Distribution Systems, Working Drawings.
Design of Wastewater Systems
Concepts of Planning of Wastewater Collection, Treatment and Disposal Projects, Topographic Surveys, Design of Sewerages, Detailed Design and drawings of Wastewater Treatment Systems, Design of Disposal Systems, Working Drawings.
SUBJECTS FOR ELECTIVE III:
ENV31A Ground Water Management
ENV31B Hill Ecology and Eco-development
ENV31C Building Environment and services
ENV31D Geo- Environmental Engineering
ENV31E Hydrology and Hygrometry
ENV31F Ground Water Hydrology
ENV31G Design of Water Supply Systems
ENV32A Water Pollution and Hazardous Waste Management
ENV32B Advanced Geo- Environmental Engineering
ENV32C Plumbing Services
ENV32D Finite Element Analysis
ENV32E Hazardous Waste Management
ENV32F Design of Wastewater Systems
ENV32G Industrial Wastewater Treatment
ENV32H Environmental Geo-technology
A Thesis is submitted at the end of emester which makes the degree to be completed.