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20MC2201-ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

(Common to CE, EEE, ME&ECE)

Course Category: Mandatory course Credits: 0


Lecture – Tutorial –
Course Type: Theory 3-0-0
Practical:
Basic idea on environment, Sessional Evaluation: 40
Environmental pollution
Prerequisite: causes, effects and control Semester End Exam. 60
Evaluation: Total Marks: 100
measures.

1. To know the importance of Environmental Sciences and understand the


various components of environment.
2. To know the value of natural resources and need to protect them.
3. To know the value of biodiversity and it`s conservation methods.
Objectives
4. To describe advanced methods to solve problems related to environmental
pollution.
5. To understand the social issues and provide plans to minimize the problems.
6. To articulate various environmental acts in order to protect the environment.
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will able to:
Know the importance of Environmental sciences and understand the
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various components of environment.
CO2 Understand the value of natural resources
Summarize the function of ecosystem, values of biodiversity and
Course CO3
conservation.
Outcomes Identify how the environment is polluted and suggest the mitigation
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measures.
Understand the environmental problems in India and way to minimize
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the effects.
Categorize the environmental protection laws in our country and role
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of information technology in environment protection.
Course
Content
UNIT-I: Fundamentals of environmental science
Introduction, Definition, Scope and Importance of environmental science -
Various components of environment – Atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere
and biosphere – Multidisciplinary nature of environmental science-public
awareness.
UNIT-II: Natural resources
Introduction- Classification of Natural resources.
Forest Resources: Importance of Forests, over-exploitation of forest resources-
Deforestation-causes, effects and control methods.

Water Resources: Use and over-utilization of surface and ground water –


Dams -Benefits and problems-conflicts over water.

Energy resources: Renewable and non-renewable energy sources. Need to use


of alternate energy sources, Impact of energy use on environment.

Land resources: Importance, Land degradation, Soil erosion and


desertification.

UNIT-III: Ecosystem and Bio-diversity


Ecosystem: Definition, types, structure of ecosystem (biotic and abiotic
components) and functions of an Ecosystem – Energy flow, Food chains, food
web, ecological pyramids and Ecological succession.
Bio-diversity and its conservation: Definition - Genetic, Species and
Ecosystem diversity- value of biodiversity - Hotspots of biodiversity in India -
Threats to biodiversity – conservation of biodiversity ( In-situ and Ex-situ
conservation).

UNIT-IV: Environmental Pollution


Environmental Pollution: Introduction, Causes, effects and control measures
of Air pollution, Water pollution, Soil pollution, Marine pollution, Noise
pollution, Thermal pollution and nuclear hazards.

Solid waste management: sources, effects of Municipal solid waste, Industrial


solid waste and management of solid waste.

Disaster management: Floods, Droughts, earthquakes and cyclones.

UNIT-V: Social issues and the Environment


Social issues and The Environment: From unsustainable to sustainable
development, urban problems related to energy, water conservation, rainwater
harvesting and water shed management.

Climate change- Global warming, Acid rain and Ozone layer depletion.

Environmental Acts: Water (Prevention and control of pollution) Act-Air


(Prevention and control of pollution) Act – Wildlife protection Act and Forest
conservation Act
.
UNIT-VI: Human population and the Environment
Human population and Environment: Population growth, variation among
nations and population Explosion- Role of information technology in
environment and human health.
Case Studies: Silent valley project, Madhura Oil Refinery and Taj Mahal,
Kolleru Lake Aquaculture and Fluorosis in Andhra Pradesh

Field work: Visit to a Local Area having river/Forest/grass land/hill/mountain


to document environmental assets. Study of common plants, insects and birds.
Text Books:
1. Environmental Studies by E. Bharucha (2003), University Publishing
Company, New Delhi.
2. “Environmental science” by Anubha Kaushik and C.P .Kaushik.(2016),
New age International Private Limited.

3. “Environmental science and Engineering” by P.Anandan and R.K.


Kumaravelan.(2009), Scitech Publishers.
Text Books 4. Environmental Studies by K.V.S.G.Murali Krishna(2015), Savera
and Publishing House
References
: Reference Books:
1. “Introduction to Environmental science” by Y. Anjaneyulu.

2. “Environmental studies” by Dr .B.S. Chauhan.

3. “Environmental science” by M. Chandrasekhar.

4. Environmental Studies by P.N,Palini swamy, P.Manikandan, A.Geeta and


K.Manjula Rani, Pearson Education, Chennai.

E- 1. https://nptel.ac.in/courses
Resources 2. https://freevideolectures.com/university/iitm

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