Course Hand out
COURSE NAME: Environmental Engineering
COURSE CODE: CV 1403
L T P: 3 0 0 CREDITS 3
Siby John, Course Instructor, (Professor of Civil
Engineering, Office Room near Traffic Eng Lab,
Civil Eng Department)
Instructional Objectives
This course aims to
(i) identify various environmental issues
related to water, air and noise.
(ii) analyse the environmental engineering
systems and prepare engineering
designs.
(iii) describe the concepts and practices of
environmental management.
Course Content
Sr. No. Course Content Number of
Periods
1. Introduction to Environmental Engineering: Public Health Engineering – 1
Water Supply; Sanitation; Pollution and its solutions
2. Water Supply: Water Sources, Conveyance, Water Quality, Water Treatment 14
and Distribution systems – design.
3. Wastewater Management: Storm Water and Sewerage, Sewers, Wastewater 14
Treatment and Disposal systems – Design
4. Environmental Pollution: 5
Air: Air Pollution, Air Quality and Management, Standards, Air Pollution
Control, Engineering Solutions
5. Environmental Pollution: 2
Noise: Nosie Pollution, Basic Concepts, Engineering Solutions to Control
Noise Pollution
6. Solid Waste Management: Municipal Solid Waste – Management and 5
Disposal – Industrial and Hazardous Waste
7. Emerging Technologies for Sustainable Development and Environmental 1
Management; Policies and Management.
Course Outcomes
Upon completion of the course, YOU will
be able to:
1. Analayse and Interpret Water Quality and Wastewater
Characteristics
2. Apply the process concepts in the design of water supply
and sewerage systems
3. Describe the strategies and control of air and noise
pollution
4. Explain the concepts of Solid Waste Management
5. Identify the Strategies for Environmental Management
Books and References
1.
a) Manual of Water Supply and Treatment 2003
b) Manual on Sewerage and sewage Treatment
CPHEEO, Ministry of Urban Development, Govt. of India
2. 2022
Environmental Engineering – Fundamentals and Applications, Verma, Kanwar
and John, CRC Press
3.
Water Works Engineering, S.R. Qasim, E.M. Motley & G.Zhu, PHI Pub, New Delhi 2010
4.
Water and Wastewater Technology, Hammer, M.J. and Hammer, M.J., Prentice 2008
Hall of India.
5
Wastewater Engineering: Treatment, Disposal and Reuse, Metcalf and Eddy, Inc, 2008
McGraw Hill, NY
6
“Environmental Engineering” Peavy, H S; Rowe, D R and Tchobanoglous G. 1985
McGraw Hill, NY
Scheme of Evaluation
Scheme of Evaluation:
Mid Term Evaluation - 20
Assignment - 20
Quizzes - 20
End Term Evaluation - 40
Grading Policy:
• Relative Grading (on the basis of rationalized marks) as per
clause 6.3 of the Rules and Regulations for the UG
Programmes shall be followed.
ENVIRONMENT
❑Literally – Surrounding
❑Environment includes various organisms and
their physical surroundings
❑ It is the aggregate of all those things and set
of conditions which directly or indirectly
influence not only the life of organisms but
also the communities at a particular place
Environmental Engineering: A
Multidisciplinary Subject
• Multidisciplinary subject – physics,
chemistry, biology, geology, meteorology,
hydrology and many other branches of
physical and natural sciences.
• Sociology, Political science, philosophy,
statistics, computer science ……………..
Components of Environment
•Atmosphere
•Hydrosphere
•Lithosphere
•Biosphere
Continuous interaction and material flow
within and between the components
Interaction and flow of matter
Development vs Environment
• Environmental impacts of developmental
activities
• Urbanisation
• Air pollution
• Water pollution……………………..
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IMPORTANCE
• The socio-economic development of any nation is
closely linked to its industrial progress, with the
energy sector being the major driving force.
• Sustainable development-without disrupting
environmental balance of nature : CHALLENGING
PROBLEM
• Industrial activity – ENVIRONMENTAL
DEGRADATION & HAZARDS TO LIVING
ORGANISMS
SCOPE
• As the concept of environment –widened, the
scope of environmental science enlarged to
include several disciplines
• Ecology
• Environmental biology
• Biogeochemistry
• Environmental Toxicology
• Environmental chemistry
Activities (contd)
• Identify the various urban environmental
problems: list out the causes, effects and
management options
• Conduct a survey and prepare a material(s)
flow diagram in your locality
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RECAP
• Any study on environment has to be
necessarily INTERDISCIPLINARY
• Environment is Local as well as Global
• The crisis of today is rooted in our attitude
towards nature and the concept of PROGRESS
• Public awareness is a prerequisite for
environmental conservation
Further READING
• United Nations and UNDP websites
• Chapter 1, of the Book at Sl No 2 of the list of
suggested books
