Air Pollution and Control
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Air Pollution and Control Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Air Pollution and Control (subject code 4351301) as prescribed for Mining · Semester 5 divides the course into 5 units, covering 25 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 (4351301)Unit 1 Air Pollutants
- 1.1. Air pollution an Environmental problem.
- 1.2. Classification of air pollutants: Natural contaminants, Particulate, Gases and vapors, Primary and secondary air pollutants
- 1.3. Sources of Air pollution: Stationary sources, Mobile sources. Air Pollution and Control Course Code: 4351301
- 1.4. Effects of air pollution on: human health, animals, plants, Properties, Society
Unit 2 Meteorology
- 2.1. Meteorological factors influencing air pollution: Dispersion, Temperature Lapse Rates and Stability.
- 2.2. Measurement of wind speed, direction and temperature
- 2.3. Effect of meteorological parameters on Plume behavior
- 2.4. Regalement chart for plume behaviour
- 2.5. Dispersion of air pollutants Determination of Stack height based on these parameters
- 2.6. Stability classes
Unit 3 Air Pollution Sampling and Measurements
- 3.1. Sampling methods
- 3.2. Duration of Sampling
- 3.3. Ambient Sampling and its location: Collection of Gaseous Air Pollution, Collection of Particulate Matter
- 3.4. Stack Sampling and selection of sampling location
Unit 4 Air Pollution Control Methods and Equipment
- 4.1. Types of collection methods.
- 4.2. Particulate Emissions Control Equipments: Gravity settling, cyclones, Fabric Filters, Electrostatic Precipitators, Wet Scrubbers
- 4.3. Selection of Collectors. Control of Gaseous Emissions: Absorption by Liquids, Adsorption by Solids
- 4.5. Air pollution control laws/acts at different central, state and local levels and by regulatory bodies.
- 4.6. Control of SO2: Chemistry of SO2, Lime and Limestone Air Pollution and Control Course Code: 4351301 process for control of SO2 and NO2 Scrubbing, Wet lime scrubbing, Single Alkali scrubbing and Double Alkali scrubbing, Dry process
- 4.7. Control of NO2: Combustion control methods
Unit 5 Sector Wise Mitigation Measures to Control Air Pollution Identify mitigation methods for various sectors like Urbanisation, Transportation,
- 5.1. Mitigation measures for Urbanisation like City Planning, Clean technology interventions in rural areas like clean fuel, solar lighting, paved roads, ban on refuse burning etc.
- 5.2. Mitigation measures for Transportation like travel demand management, avoid-shift-improve approach, use of public transportation, encourage non- motorized transport, fuel quality and vehicle emission norms etc.
- 5.3. Mitigation measures for Industrialisation like vigilance and enforcement etc.
- 5.4. Mitigation measures for Power generation like Improved power supply, monitoring of control equipments etc.
- 5.5. Mitigation measures for Agricultural activities like power generation from crop residue
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