DETAILED  SYLLABUS
                          1010236115 : ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

 (ELECTIVE-3)

Unit Name of the Topic Hours
I FILTRATION, DISINFECTION AND
SOFTENING OF WATER
1.1 Filtration of Water
Theory of filtration filter sand Types Slow Sand
Filter Rapid Sand Filter – comparison of slow sand
and rapid sand filter – Pressure Filter.
3
1.2 Disinfection of Water
Necessity of Disinfection – Types of disinfection
– Minor methods of Disinfection Chlorination
Action of chlorine Application of chlorine Forms
of Chlorination.
3
1.3 Water Softening
Water Softening Necessity of Water Softening –
Hardness – Types of Hardness Effects of Hardness
Removal of Hardness (names only) Miscellaneous
Water treatment (names only) Mineral water
Requirements – Treatment Process – Reverse of
Osmosis (RO).
3
II WATER WASTE SURVEYS, PIPE
APPURTENANCES AND WATER MANAGEMENT
2.1 Water Waste Surveys
Wastage of water Water Waste surveys Permissible
wastage of water Preventive measures – Water
waste test – Maintenance of distribution system.
3
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2.2 Pipe Appurtenances
Necessity – Air values – Bib cocks – Fire hydrants –
Reflux valves – Scour valves -Sluice valves – Stop
cocks – water meters
3
2.3 Water Management
Introduction of water management – Measures for
reshaping local water balance Uses and resources.
3
III 3.1 Secondary Treatment of Sewage
Filters Types Contact beds Intermittent sand filters
Trickling Filters – Activated Sludge Process (ASP)
Advantages and Disadvantage of ASP Comparison
of ASP versus Trickling filters.
3
3.2 Miscellaneous methods of Sewage Treatment
General Cesspool – Chlorination of sewage
Imhoff tanks Oxidation ponds Septic tanks Soak
pit Dispersion Trenches – Waste from fertilizer
factories.
3
3.3 Sludge Disposal
Methods of sludge disposal – Disposal on land –
Distribution by pipe line – Drying on drying beds
– Dumping into the sea Heat drying – Incineration
– Lagooning or Ponding – Digestion followed by
drying – Sludge digestion tanks
3
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IV 4.1 Environmental Pollution
Environment Definition Water pollution Sources
of water pollution Effects of water pollution –
Control of water pollution – soil pollution – Sources
of soil pollution – Effects of soil pollution – Control
of soil pollution – Noise pollution Sources of noise
pollution – Effects of noise pollution – Control
of noise pollution – Air pollution – Sources of
air pollution – Effects of air pollution on human
beings, plants, animals, materials air pollution
control equipment – Control devices for particulate
contaminants – Environmental degradation –
Ozone layer depletion.
6
4.2 Solid Waste Management
Solid Waste Disposal Necessity Method of Solid
Waste Disposal dumping, sanitary landfill,
composting – Energy from waste.
3
V 5.1 Environmental Impact Assessment
Environmental impact assessment (EIA)
Methodology of EIA Organizing the job –
Performing the assessment – Preparation of
Environmental Impact Statement(EIS) – review
of EIS Environmental risk assessment limitation
of EIA.
6
5.2 Environmental Poisoning
Cadium poisoning Sources and Effects – Mercury
poisoning Sources and Effects Trace metal
poisoning Definition cation of metals – Sources
and Effects.
3
Total Hours