Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : ER5615 : Air and Water Pollution { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Prof. Bhishma Tyagi
Syllabus
Atmospheric Pollution, type of pollutants, gaseous and particulate pollutants, size of atmospheric particles, emission inventory, various sources of emissions, Forest fires, Industrial sources etc., bio-mass burning, pollution formation in combustion, Industrial pollution The stability of atmosphere and its role in pollution Effect of air pollution on Human health.
Sources of anthropogenic pollution, Emission inventory, Atmospheric effects- smog, visibility. Measurements of Particulate matters, NOx, CO and HCs. Atmospheric aerosols: Concentration and size, sources, and transformation, Chemical composition, transport and sinks, residence times of aerosols, geographical distribution and atmospheric effects.
Ozone in the Atmosphere: Evolution of the ozone layer, Sources and sinks of tropospheric and stratospheric ozone, Chlorofluorocarbons, Ozone and UV-radiations, Supersonic transport. Ozone and neutral chemistry, chemical and photochemical processes, Chemical and dynamical life time of atmospheric constituent. Eddy diffusion and Turbulence: Taylors Theory of diffusion, Relative and Particle Diffusion, K-Theory of diffusion The Gaussian Plume and modeling of Plume dispersion. Brownian motion, random walk and Turbulent theory of diffusion.
Physical, Chemical and Biological properties of Water Sources for water Pollution Water Quality representation Arsenic, fluoride and nitrate contamination, Saline water intrusion Acid mine drainageSurface reactions and pollutant transportWaterborne Diseases Water quality indicators Assessment of Water Quality
Course Objectives
- To understand and assess various causes of air pollution: sources and effects, various air pollutants, and to assess sources and classification of water pollutants
Course Outcomes
The course will improve the understanding of the students about different air and water pollutants, source and dispersion, pollution control strategies in air and water.
Essential Reading
- Roland B. Stull, Meteorology for scientists and Engineers, Brooks/Cole Thomson Learning , 2000
- S. Pal Arya, Air pollution Meteorology and dispersion, Oxford University Press , 1998
Supplementary Reading
- Seinfeld J. H. and S. N. Pandis, Atmospheric chemistry and physics – from air pollution to climate change, Wiley-Interscience , 2006
- Flagan R. C., J. H. Seinfeld, Fundamentals of air pollution engineering, Dover Publications , 2012