Unit 1 Impact of man on the environment; ecological systems and pollution, hydrologic and

5 lecture hours

• nutrient cycles
• Various types of environmental pollution in general and in chemical and allied industry in particular
• sources and causes of environmental pollution
• effect of pollution on environment

Unit 2 Air pollution

7 lecture hours

• Classification and properties of air pollutants
• Emission sources
• behavior and fate of air pollutants with special reference to chemical reactions in atmosphere
• reactions at the earth’s surface
• photochemical smog etc.
• air pollution meteorology (generation
• transportation and dispersion of air pollutants)
• Outlines of industrial air pollution control and particulate control equipment: selection
• design and performance analysis
• cyclone separator
• fabric filters
• gravity settling chambers
• wet scrubbers
• Control of gaseous emissions Stack sampling and analysis of air pollutants

Unit 3 Water pollution

6 lecture hours

• sources and classification of water pollutants
• Physico-chemical characterization of wastewater
• water quality standards
• Industrial water pollution management: Wastewater treatment processes
• primary and secondary treatment processes
• Advanced wastewater treatment processes
• Design of sedimentation tanks and biological treatment processes

Unit 4 Solid waste management

• sources and classification
• public health aspects
• methods of collection
• potential methods of disposal: sanitary landfill
• recovery and recycling. 4 Subject Name: Pollution Control & Safety Management Subject Code: 3140509