Syllabus (ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE)

Course Type: SEC-1

Semester: 1

Course Code: BENVSEC01T

Course Title: TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

(L-P-Tu): 3-0-0

Credit: 3

Practical/Theory: Theory

Course Objective: To develop concept on Statistics To develop understanding of air quality, water quality and noise monitoring  To enhance knowledge about meteorological parameters To develop idea on basic concept of Remote Sensing and GIS

Learning Outcome: This paper imparts knowledge on the concept of Statistics, Air quality Monitoring, Water quality monitoring, Meteorological parameters, Noise monitoring, Remote Sensing and GIS to students

Statistics: (LECTURE – 15)

Types of data: Primary and secondary; Methods of collection of environmental data; Mean, median, mode and variance of a given environmental data set; Frequency distribution; Measures of central tendency; Measures of dispersion; Correlation and Regression, Hypothesis testing, T-test, Chi-square test

Air quality Monitoring: (LECTURE – 10)

Ambient air quality monitoring; Measurement of suspended particulate matter (PM2.5, PM10), carbon monoxide; Oxides of nitrogen; Oxides of sulphur; Determination of RSPM in atmosphere (roadside and classroom)

Water quality monitoring: (LECTURE – 10)

Water quality parameters; Water sampling techniques; Principles and procedures for measurement of pH, conductivity, total solids, hardness, chloride, dissolved oxygen, combined CO₂, phosphate, nitrate, heavy metals (Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry method); and Total coliform count

Meteorological parameters: (LECTURE – 03)

Light intensity, ambient temperature and relative humidity

Noise monitoring: (LECTURE – 02)

Monitoring of noise level in public area (campus and roadside)

Remote Sensing and GIS: (LECTURE – 05)

Basics of Remote Sensing and GIS; Use of remote sensing and GIS in resource survey and land-use mapping

Suggested Books

1. Basic of Remote Sensing and GIS, S. Kumar; Laxmi Publication
2. Fundamental of Statistics, S. Gupta; Himalaya Publishing House
3. VOGEL’S Text Book of Quantitative Chemical analysis, Longman scientific & Technical with John Wiley & Sons
4. Remote sensing and image interpretation, Lillesand, Kiefer and Chapman, Wiley publisher
5. Fundamental of Remote Sensing, George Joseph, University Press
6. Introduction to Environmental Engineering and Science: Gilbert M Masters; Pearson Edition
7. Chemistry for Environmental Engineering: Clair N Sawyer, Perry L. Mccarthy& Gene F. Parkin., McGraw - Hill lnc.
8. Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater 20th eds.; Lenore, S. Clesceri, Arnold E. Greenberg, Andrew D. Eaton; American Public Health Association Handbook of Methods in Environmental Studies: Water and Waste Water Analysis Hardcover – 18, May 2011; S.K. Maiti; Oxford Book Company
9. Air Pollution , Dr Aradhana Salpekar; Jnanada Prakashan
10. Introduction to Biostatistics, Dr Pranab Kr Banerjee; S Chand
11. A Text book of Environmental Chemistry and Pollution Control: S.S. Dara., S. Chand & Company Ltd
12. Atmospheric Chemistry (HB): Royal Society of Chemistry; Holloway
13. Remote sensing and GIS, Basudeb Bhatta, Oxford publisher
14. Environmental Chemistry: A.K. De, New age (P) Ltd.
15. Environmental Chemistry with Green Chemistry, Asim K Das, Books and Allied (P) Ltd.