Air and Noise Pollution
Get the full GTU study material, English & Gujarati textbook PDFs, syllabus curriculum, and solved previous year question papers.
English Book & Chapters
English Book Coming Soon
We are working hard to add this material. Stay tuned for updates!
Follow on Instagram for UpdatesGTU Previous Year Papers
Papers Coming Soon
We are working hard to add this material. Stay tuned for updates!
Follow on Instagram for UpdatesAir and Noise Pollution Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Air and Noise Pollution (subject code BE05006071) as prescribed for Civil Engineering · Semester 5 divides the course into 5 units, covering 35 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (BE05006071)Unit 1 Introduction
- Major air Pollutants and their characteristics
- Primary and secondary air pollutants
- Specific group of pollutants such as CFC, GHG etc
- Air pollution from automobiles
- photochemical oxidants and smog
- indoor air pollution
- Effects of air pollution on human health and vegetation
- animals and materials
Unit 2 Meteorology and Dispersion of Pollutants
- Temperature effect in atmosphere
- lapse rates
- stability conditions
- Wind velocity profile
- maximum mixing depth
- wind rose diagram
- general characteristics of stack plumes
- heat island effect
Unit 3 Air Quality Monitoring and Emission Standards
- Sampling and analysis of stack gases and ambient air, Procedure of Sampling and analysis of stack gases as per relevant IS codes
- Units of measurement of Air Pollution
- National ambient air quality standards
- Air Quality index
- Salient features of Air pollution Control Act and rules
Unit 4 Air Pollution Control Methods and Equipment
- Introduction to control methods and equipment for Particulate matter and gases
- Construction and working of scrubbers
- Electrostatic Precipitator
- Gravity settlers
- Cyclone separator
- Filter bags etc. catalytic converters
- Greenbelt requirement and the role of trees in air pollution control
Unit 5 Noise Pollution and its Control
- Characteristics of sound
- Noise Measurement and monitoring – Levels and the decibels
- Sources of Noise
- Effects of Noise on people
- Indian Standards
- urban noise pollution issues
- noise pollution control and prevention in industries and construction sites
Study on Android App:
