IIT Kanpur Syllabus for Civil Engineering
Environmental Quality and Pollution
CE 211: Environmental Quality and Pollution
| 1. | Introduction and Scope | General concept of Environmental Engineering | |
| 2. | Ecology and Environment | Impact of pollution on the environment | |
| 3. | Environmental Quality Parameters | Various pollutants in different media, introduction to Environmental Standards, Brief mention of development of environmental standards | |
| 4. | Aquatic Chemistry | Acid-basechemistry, alkalinity,metal complexation , precipitation, etc | |
| 5. | Mass Transfer | Inter-media transfer of pollutants e.g. gas-liquid, solid-liquid transfers | |
| 6. | Particles in Environment | Formation, settling deposition, flocculation; attachment | |
| 7. | Pollutant Transport | Mechanisms of Pollutant Transport | |
| 8. | Air Pollution | Pollutant sources, effects, meteorology as applied to air pollution, air pollution control; | |
| 9. | Environmental Modelling | Pollutant transport equations; Development of analytical/ predictive environmental models for various environmental media | |
| 10. | Solid and Hazardous Waste Management | Definition; Control measures; Disposal of Wastes, Management | |
| 11. | Environmental Impact Assessment | Concept and importance; Various steps in a EIA study; assessment of impacts; mitigation of adverse impacts; Environmental management plan. |