Importance of environmental studies
INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
INSTRUCTOR
Sudipta Sarkar, Ph. D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
Office: Room # 316A
Contact: sarkarsudipta@gmail.com
Cell: 8954386690
CE-105, Introduction to Environmental Studies; L: 3; Credits: 3;
S. No.
Contents
Contact Hours
1.
Overview: Environment and Natural Processes; Development (Resource Utilization &
Waste Generation); Environmental issues; Concept of Sustainable Development; Issues affecting future development (population, urbanization, health, water scarcity, energy, climate, toxic chemicals, finite resources etc.); Environmental units
6
2.
Air –Water interaction: (Liquid phase-gas phase equilibrium) Henry’s Law Constant with units, Dimensionless Henry’s Law Constant
3
3.
Water –Soil Interaction: Carbonate System (Alkalinity and buffering capacity); Major ions in water; Natural Organic Matter (NOMs); Water quality parameters; Physical processes (Mass Balance): Spatio-temporal variation in quality of river water, lake water, ground water; Water quality standards
9
4.
Water treatment and wastewater treatment
4
5.
Air resources: Atmosphere; Air pollutants; Emissions and control of air pollutants;
Transport of air (global, regional, local); Air stability; Plume shape; Air Pollution:
Meteorology and dispersion modeling; Air quality standards
6.
Land pollution and solid waste management, Wetlands,
7.
Ecosystem: Structure and function; Energy flow in ecosystem; Material flow in ecosystem; Biodiversity and ecosystem health; Bio-amplification and bio-magnification
3
8.
Hazardous Waste: Definition; Classification; Storage and management; Site remediation;
Environmental Risk: perception, assessment, and management
3
.
9
3+2
CE-105, Introduction to Environmental Studies;
L: 3;
Credits: 3;
•
Objective: To introduce fundamentals of environmental pollution and its control
S. No.
Name of
INSTRUCTOR
Sudipta Sarkar, Ph. D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
Office: Room # 316A
Contact: sarkarsudipta@gmail.com
Cell: 8954386690
CE-105, Introduction to Environmental Studies; L: 3; Credits: 3;
S. No.
Contents
Contact Hours
1.
Overview: Environment and Natural Processes; Development (Resource Utilization &
Waste Generation); Environmental issues; Concept of Sustainable Development; Issues affecting future development (population, urbanization, health, water scarcity, energy, climate, toxic chemicals, finite resources etc.); Environmental units
6
2.
Air –Water interaction: (Liquid phase-gas phase equilibrium) Henry’s Law Constant with units, Dimensionless Henry’s Law Constant
3
3.
Water –Soil Interaction: Carbonate System (Alkalinity and buffering capacity); Major ions in water; Natural Organic Matter (NOMs); Water quality parameters; Physical processes (Mass Balance): Spatio-temporal variation in quality of river water, lake water, ground water; Water quality standards
9
4.
Water treatment and wastewater treatment
4
5.
Air resources: Atmosphere; Air pollutants; Emissions and control of air pollutants;
Transport of air (global, regional, local); Air stability; Plume shape; Air Pollution:
Meteorology and dispersion modeling; Air quality standards
6.
Land pollution and solid waste management, Wetlands,
7.
Ecosystem: Structure and function; Energy flow in ecosystem; Material flow in ecosystem; Biodiversity and ecosystem health; Bio-amplification and bio-magnification
3
8.
Hazardous Waste: Definition; Classification; Storage and management; Site remediation;
Environmental Risk: perception, assessment, and management
3
.
9
3+2
CE-105, Introduction to Environmental Studies;
L: 3;
Credits: 3;
•
Objective: To introduce fundamentals of environmental pollution and its control
S. No.
Name of