Topics
Overview of Environmental Aspects
- Definition, Scope and Importance of Environmental Study
- Need for Public Awareness of Environmental Education
- Introduction to Depletion of Natural Resources
- Global Crisis Related to – Population, Water, Sanitation and Land
- Ecosystem
- Study of Ecosystems
- Energy Flow in Ecosystem
- Overview of Food Chain
- Food Web
- Ecological Pyramid
- Concept of Ecological Succession and Its Impact on Human Beings
Aspects of Sustainable Development
- Concept and Definition of Sustainable Development
- Social, Economical and Environmental Aspects of Sustainable Development
- Control measures: 3R (Reuse, Recovery, Recycle)
- Resource utilization as per the carrying capacity (in brief)
Environmental Pollution
E‐Pollution
- Definition, Sources and Effects of E-Pollution
Noise Pollution
- Sources, Effects of Noise Pollution
- Threshold Limit for Different Areas and Control Methods
Nuclear Pollution
- Sources and Effects of Nuclear Pollution
Water Pollution
- Sources of Water Pollution
- Treatment of Domestic and Industrial Waste Water
Land Pollution
- Solid Wastes
- Solid Waste Management by Land Filling
- Composting and Incineration
Air Pollution
- Sources of Air Pollution
- Consequences of Air Pollution
- Greenhouse Effect
- Photochemical Smog
- Cleaning of gaseous effluents to reduce air contaminants namely dust particle or particulate matters
Pollution Control Legislation
- Functions and Powers of Central and State Pollution Control Board
- Environmental Clearance, Consent and Authorization Mechanism
Renewable Sources of Energy
- Importance of Renewable Sources of Energy
- Principle and working with schematic diagram of Solar Energy
- Principle and Working with Wind Energy
- Principle and working with schematic diagram of Hydropower
- Renewable Sources of Energy Geothermal Energy
Technological Advances to Overcome Environmental Problems
- Concept of Green Buildings
- Various Indoor Air Pollutants and Their Effects on Health
- Carbon Credit: Introduction and General Concept
- Disaster Management
- Municipal solid wastes
⇒ Steps that can be taken by us to reduce the non-biodegradable waste
(i) Burning of the waste
(ii) Sanitary landfills - Hospital Waste
- Electronic waste (e-waste)
- Incineration
- Recycling
- Case Study of Remedy for Plastic Waste
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