Energy , Environment , Ecology & Society(B.E.- 202)

Unit –I

Energy- Sources of Energy : Renewable & Non Renewable, Fossil fuel, coal, oil, Gas,

Geothermal, Hydrogen, Solar, Wind, hydal, nuclear sources.

Unit –II

Ecosystem – Segments of Environment: Atmosphere, hydrosphere, Lithosphere, biosphere.

Cycles in Ecosystem – Water, Carbon, Nitrogen. Biodiversity: Threats and conservation,

Food Chain.

Unit –III

Air Pollution & Sound Pollution -

Air Pollution: Air pollutants, classification, (Primary & secondary Pollutants) Adverse

effects of pollutants. Causes of Air pollution chemical, photochemical, Green house effect,

ozone layer depletion, acid Rain.

Sound Pollution: Causes, controlling measures, measurement of sound pollution

(deciblage), Industrial and non – industrial.

Unit –IV

Water Pollution– Water Pollution: Pollutants in water, adverse effects. Treatment of

Domestic & Industrial water effluent.

Soil Pollution – Soil Profile, Pollutants in soil, their adverse effects, controlling measures.

Unit –V

Society & Ethics – Impact of waste on society. Solid waste management (Nuclear, Thermal,

Plastic, medical, Agriculture, domestic and e-waste). Ethics and moral values, ethical

situations, objectives of ethics and its study . Preliminary studies regarding Environmental

Protection Acts , Environmental Impact Assessment.

References:

1. Harris, CE, Prichard MS, Rabin’s MJ, “Engineering Ethics”; Cengage Pub.

2. Rana SVS ; “Essentials of Ecology and Environment”; PHI Pub.

3. Raynold, GW “Ethics in information Technology”; Cengage.

4. Svakumar; Energy Environment & Ethics in society; TMH

5. AK De “Environmental Chemistry”; New Age Int. Publ.

6. BK Sharma, “Environmental Chemistry” ; Goel Publ. House.

7. Bala Krishnamoorthy; “Environmental management”; PHI

8. Gerard Kiely, “Environmental Engineering” ; TMH

9. Miller GT JR; living in the Environment Thomson/cengage

10. Cunninghan WP and MA; principles of Environment Sc; TMH