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The syllabus outlines the topics for the Preliminary Exam of Assistant Environmental Engineer under the Gujarat Pollution Control Board, covering constitutional provisions, global environmental issues, water and air pollution control, hazardous waste management, and solid waste management. It includes specific legislative frameworks, treatment processes, and environmental science principles. The exam consists of 200 questions worth 200 marks, conducted in English.

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SLB 79 202425 5 8

The syllabus outlines the topics for the Preliminary Exam of Assistant Environmental Engineer under the Gujarat Pollution Control Board, covering constitutional provisions, global environmental issues, water and air pollution control, hazardous waste management, and solid waste management. It includes specific legislative frameworks, treatment processes, and environmental science principles. The exam consists of 200 questions worth 200 marks, conducted in English.

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Syllabus for the Preliminary Exam of Assistant Environmental Engineer,

Class-2 unde,r the Gujarat Polluti~n Control Board (GPCB)- (Part-B) Cpettl-2.)
Marks: 200 Questions: 200 Medium: English

1. Provisions in Constitution of India and International Conventions & Treaties


Related to Environment:
Constitutional Provisions, Important Provisions of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS),
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), International Conferences, Conventions
and Summits, The National Environment Policy, 2006, Fundamental principles of
Sustainable Development, Precautionary Principle, Polluter Pays Principle, Extended
Producer's Responsibility etc., Clean Development Mechanism (COM), International
Steps for Mitigating Global Environmental Change.

2. Global environmental issues:


Climate Change, Global Warming and Green House Effect, Acid Rain, Depletion of
Ozone layer, Carbon Footprint

3. Hydrosphere:
Origin of water, Occurrence and sources of water - Surface & Ground water,
Hydrosphere and Water resources, Global Distribution of water, Hydrological cycle and
its balance, Properties of sea water

4. Atmosphere:
Introduction, structure, Chemical composition of Air, Particles, ions and radicals in the
atmosphere, Ozone Chemistry, Thermo chemical and Photochemical reactions in the
atmosphere, Meteorology fundamentals: Pressure, Temperature, Wind, Humidity,
Radiation, Atmospheric stability, Wind roses.

5. Non-renewable Sources of Energy:


Fossil fuels: Classification, composition, physio-chemical characteristic and energy
content of coal, petroleum and natural gas. Mining and uses of coal, oil and natural gas.

6. Renewable Sources of Energy:


Solar Energy, Winq Energy, Generation of Hydro Power, Ocean thermal energy
conversion (OTEC), Tidal Energy

7. Water Pollution & its Control:

Standard and norms: Drinking water standards, Domestic & Industrial Effluent
Standards

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Water Pollution: Sources of Water Pollution, Classification of water pollutant~
-
Organic, Inorganics, Heavy Metals etc., Effects of water pollutants, water po!lutio
n
control mechanisms, Microbiology of Water & Wastewater, and its control mechanism.

Water and wastewater treatment-Unit operations-Unit processes: Effluent Quality


:
Physical, chemical and biological parameters. Primary, Secondary and tertiary treatme
nt
(Conventional & Latest Technologies):Physical processes, chemical processes, and
biological processes. Mixing, Clarification - Sedimentation; Types; Aeration and gas
transfer - Coagulation and flocculation, coagulation processes. Stability of colloids
-
destabilization of colloids transport of colloidal particles, Clariflocculation. Biological
Systems - Types, Design & Operational Parameters, Adsorption, adsorption equilibria-
adsorption isotherms, Disinfection - chlorination ; ozonation, UV radiation. Advance
waste water treatments. Ion Exchange-processes, Application Membrane Processes,
Reverse osmosis, Ultrafiltration, Electrodyalisis. Water/Wastewater Quality Monitoring;_
Sampling techniques, Preservation of water sample, Physical and chemical properties of
water. Zero Liquid Discharge Processes

Mode of Effluent Disposals and Standards: Disposal in to Land, Disposal in to Surface


water bodies, i.e. Lakes & Rivers, Disposal in to Marine environment, Public Sewers and
CETP. Specialty Treatment for concentrated industrial waste: Incineration, Evaporation:
Natural & Forced evaporation, Spray Dryers, MVR, ATFD.

Legislations: Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and its amendments

8. Air Pollution & its Control:

Standard and norms: Ambient air quality standards, Flue Gas Emission & Process Gas
Emission Standards.

Air pollution - Sources and classification of pollutants and their effect on human health,
vegetation and property, Reactions of pollutants and their effects, Atmospheric diffusio
n
of pollutants - Transport, transformation and deposition of air contaminants, stack height
criteria and dispersion modeling. Types and Process of Air Quality monitoring
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Ambient Air Quality monitoring, Source Air Quality monitoring, Monitoring and
Sampling techniques. Industrial Fuels, Combustions, Air to Fuel Ratios and Flue Gas
Emissions. Odour nuisance & its control.

Particulates Pollutants: Introduction, working Principle, Design Adequa


cy,
Construction, Components, Industrial applications, performance parameters for: Gravity
Settler, Cyclone separator, Bag filters, and Electrostatic precipitator.

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Gaseous Pollutants: Introduction, working Principle, Design Adequacy, Construction,
Components, Industrial applications, performance parameters of air pollution control
devices, such as stripping, scrubbing, adsorption etc. systems for control of various
gaseous air pollutants.

Legislations: Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and its amendments,
Ozone Depleting Substances (Regulation & Control) Rules, 2000, Fly Ash Notification,
2021.

9. Noise Pollution and its control:

Standard and norms: Noise Emission Standards.

Noise pollution: Introduction, Sound and Noise, Noise Measurements, Causes and
Effects, noise pollution control measures/ devices.

Legislations: Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules 2000 and its
amendments.

10. Hazardous waste management:


Classification and Generation of Hazardous Waste, Mode of Treatment, Mode of
Storage and Mode of Disposal of Hazardous Waste. Leachate Management, Use of
environmental sound technologies for treatment and disposal of hazardous wastes
including recycling and goal of minimizing Hazardous Wastes. Treatment and disposal
methods of Hazardous Waste. TSDF, Incineration System, Pre-Processing & Co-
processing. Physico-chemical processes, biological process, stabilization and
solidification; Thermal methods. Sludge handling and management. Bio-medical
Waste: Generation and management. E-waste: Generation and management.

Legislations: The Hazardous & Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary


Movement) Rules 2016 and its amendments, Bio-medical Waste (Management and
Handling) Rules 2016 and its amendments, E-waste Management Rules 2022 and its
amendments, Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022 and its amendments,
Manufacture, Storage & Import of Hazardous Chemicals Rules, 1989.

11. Solid Waste Management


Introduction, Methods for collection, Storage, segregation, transportation. Disposal
methods landfills, composting, anaerobic digestion, incineration, pyrolysis.
Current/Latest Practices such as Waste to Energy.

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Legislations: Solid Waste Management Rules 2016 and its a~endments, Pl~~tic
Waste Management Rules 2016 and its amendments, Construction & Demolttton
Waste Management Rules 2016 and its amendments.

12. Other environment legislations:


Environment (Protection) Act 1986 and its amendments, National Green Tribunal Act
201 O, The Public Liability Insurance Act 1991, Provisions of the Jan Vishwas
(Amendment of Provisions) Act, 202~ related to Environmental laws, Coastal
Regulation Zone Notification, and other relevant acts/rules.

EIA Notification 2006 and its amendments. Fundamentals of Environment Impact


Assessment (EIA) report preparation - Concept, Methodologies, Screening, Scoping,
Baseline Studies, Mitigation, Matrices, Checklist, Public Consultation.

13. Environmental Science and Ecological process:


Ecology, Ecosystem, Biodiversity, Bioaccumulation, Biomagnification, Eutrophication,
Bioindicators, Biomonitoring, Bioassay, Bioremediation

14. Basics of Significance, Sampling, Preservation and Analysis of parameters of Water &
Wastewater, Air and Hazardous Wastes

15. Chemical Unit Operations & Processes. Basics Heat Transfer Operations: Basics of
Heat Transfer- Conduction, Convection, Radiation. Evaporation. Heat Exchangers.
Concept of Mass & Energy Balance and Basic Stoichiometric Calculations

16. Mass Transfer Operations:


Distillation - Vapor Liquid Equilibrium, Steam distillation, Batch distillation,
Azeotropic distillation, Fractional distillation. Humidification. Absorption and
stripping, Type of Solvent, Solvent Properties, Characteristics and Requirement,
Solvent Recovery. Applications of Gas Absorption & Stripping. Adsorption -
Adsorbent properties & selection. Adsorption and desorption. Drying, Crystallization,
Evaporation, Liquid- Liquid extraction, Solvent selection, Steam Recovery.

17. Basics of Occupational Health and Safety:


Occupational Health Hazards & Environmental Diseases, Hazard Identification &
Risk Assessment, Safety Management

18. Current trends and recent advancement in the above fields.

(Pr11un Patel)
OEPUTY SECRETARY
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