SF3031 Environmental Protection and Waste Management Syllabus:
SF3031 Environmental Protection and Waste Management Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
1. understand the basic problems in Environment Pollution
2. know the cause and prevention of Water Pollution
3. educate the students about the Solids Waste Management
4. familiarizes the concepts on Environmental Auditing and Management
5. teach the students in E-Waste Technology and Recycling Methods
UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENT POLLUTION
Air Pollution Management, Air Pollution Measurement, Air quality monitoring, Air Pollution modeling, Air Pollution control Technology & method, Equipment Selection, Equipment design, Particulate Emission control, Sources corrective methods, Air quality Management concept.
UNIT II WATER POLLUTION AND MANAGEMENT
Water pollution Management concepts of water pollution, characteristics of waste water, standards of Pollution parameters methodology of waste water treatment, Water Treatment process, Sedimentation, Coagulation and flocculation, Filtration, Advanced water Treatment processes, Industrial water pollution Management.
UNIT III SOLIDS WASTE MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT
Solid and hazardous waste Management & risk analysis; sources, Classification and composition of MSW (Municipal Solid Waste), Waste Minimization of MSW, Thermal treatment (Combustion) of MSW, Hazardous Waste Transport & Treatment facilities, Treatment system for hazardous waste & Handling of treatment plant residues.
UNIT IV INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL AUDITING AND MANAGEMENT
Environmental Management in industries, Principals and requirements of ISO 14001 EMS, Environmental auditing & Auditing of waste minimization. Environment Impact Assessment, Environmental Management Plan. EIA, EMP and Environmental Auditing Environmental Impacts, Evaluation of Impact.
UNIT V E-WASTE TECHNOLOGY AND RECYCLING METHODS
E-waste growth- An overview, hazards of E-waste, what is E-waste, digital dump yard, how to Minimize E-waste; Hazardous substances waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, characteristics of pollutants, batteries, electrical and electronic components, plastic and flame retardants, circuit boards, pollutants in waste electrical and electronic equipment E-Waste Recycling Technologies for recovery of resources from electronic waste, resource recovery potential of waste, steps in recycling and recovery of materials-mechanical processing, technologies for recovery of
materials
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
OUTCOMES:
On completion of this course the student will be able to
CO1 Give qualitative description of fire sequence, ignition, flames spreading, heat release rate, mass burning rate, time dependency of heat release rate and effect of the enclosure on heat release rate etc.
CO2 Recognize the importance of fire plumes, flames, mean flame height, flame height co relations plumes co relations, ceiling jets etc.
CO3 Develop understanding on pressure profiles and air-Flow in buildings
CO4 Attain knowledge about smoke filing, pressure build in the fire enclosure, transient smoke filing models, effect of sprinklers on smoke filing and its correlations, fire safety engineering system for handling and control of combustion gases and CFD models.
CO5 Recognize the importance of Hazardous substances waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, characteristics of pollutants, batteries, electrical and electronic components, plastic and flame retardants, circuit boards, pollutants in waste electrical.
TEXT BOOKS
1. Environmental Management Handbook by Marcel Dekker.
2. Environmental Management Handbook for Hydrocarbon Processing Indus; James B. Well
3. Environmental Safety and Health Engineering by Gayle wood side and Dianna Koeurek
REFERENCES
1. Waste Management by Rajiv K. Sinha
2. Hazardous Waste Management by J.M. Goel
3. E-Waste Managing the Digital Dump Yard, Edited by VishakhaMunshi, ICFAI University Press
4. E-waste: Implications, Regulations and Management in India and Current Global Best Practices, Edited by RakeshJohri, The Energy and Resources Institute, New Delhi
5. Perspectives in Nuclear Toxic and Hazardous Waste by Kadambari Sharma.
6. Water Pollution, Cases Effects and Control by P.K. Goel
7. A to Z of Environmental Audit, A. Mehrotra
8. Elements of Biotechnology- P.K. Gupta.
9. A text book on Biotechnology by H. D. Kumar