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M. Sc. (Environmental Science)

EVS-501 (a): ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL

STUDIES

(For students with Biology background) Credit 0 (2-0-0)

Cartesian Co-ordinate system, equation of straight line, solving a linear system of

equations, functions, limit, continuity, differentiation, Principle of maxima and minima,

Integration-simple techniques of integration by substitution and by parts.

Reference Book:

1. Mathematics-Anton, Kolman & Averbach

EVS-501 (b): ELEMENTARY BIOLOGY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

(For students with Biology background) Credit 0 (2-0-0)

Organizational levels of environmental biology-cell to biosphere; Structure of cell in

prokaryotes and eukaryotes, cell cycle, mitosis and meiosis, origin of life, molecular

evolution, mechanisms of speciation, Principles of Mendelian inheritance.

Structure and function of Biomolecules- amino acids, polypeptides, proteins,

carbohydrates, lipids, Nucleic acids.

Reference Books

1. Principles of Biochemistry-Lehninger

2. Biochemistry-Stryer

3. Biochemistry of Nucleic Acids Adams

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EVS-502: ECOLOGY AND SYSTEMS ANALYSIS

Credit

4(4-0-0)

Introduction: Aims and scope of ecology, organizational levels of biosphere.

Population ecology: Characteristics, evolutionary strategies r and k selection; population

growth and regulation, human population dynamics. Population Interaction:

Competition, Lotka-Volterra equations, mutualism, parasitism, predatorprey relations.

Community Organization: Analytic and synthetic characters, species diversity, biomes,

concept of niche, keystone species, ecads and ecotypes, ecotone and edge-effect.

Ecological Succession: Types, trends and models, concept of climax.

Ecosystem: Structural components, ecological pyramids, food webs, trophic levels,

energy transfers, ecological efficiencies, models of energy flow, energy budget, primary

and secondary production, methods of measuring primary productivity, biogeochemical

cycles, gaseous and sedimentary cycles-carbon cycle, nitrogen cycle, sulphur cycle and

phosphorus cycle, Nutrient budget, Ecosystem stability, Cybernetics and ecosystem

regulation, Gaia hypothesis.

Systems Analysis: Systems theory, ecological models-characteristics and applications,

compartment model, matrix model, statistical model, mathematical model, energy-circuit

analog model.

Reference Books:

1. Basic Ecology- E.P.Odum

2. Ecology & Field Biology-R.L.Smith

3. Fundamentals of Ecology- E.P. Odum

4. Principles of Ecology-Rickleffs

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EVS-503: NATURAL RESOURCES AND BIODIVERSITY

Credit 4(4-0-0)

Physical Resources: Renewable & non-renewable resources. Soil resources: soil type,

soil profile and soil erosion. Water resources: Surface water, ground water, hydrological

cycle.

Mineral resources: Types, their characteristics & uses, minerals from the sea.

Energy resources: Fossil fuels, nuclear energy, solar energy, wind energy, tidal energy,

geothermal energy, hydropower. Hydrogen as a source of energy, energy from biomass,

bioconversion technology, energy plantations and petro-crops. Environmental impacts of

various forms of energy use.

Biological resources: forests, their importance, types, primary and secondary products,

forest resources of India. Range lands: Types, significance, range lands in India.

Biodiversity : Its value & uses, gene pool, genetic variability, hot spots of biodiversity,

threatened and endangered species, species extinction, threats to biodiversity, wild-life of

India, National wilderness areas, biosphere reserves, biodiversity conservation strategies,

in situ and ex situ conservation, gene banks, Convention on biodiversity.

Reference Books:

1. Natural Resources conservation-Oliver S Owen & Chiras

2. Living in the Environment –T.J.Miller

3. Environmental Science- Cunningham Saigo

4. Ecology of Natural Resources-Ramade

5. Global Biodiversity-W.R.L. IUCN

6. Soils-Miller, W & R.L. Donhau

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EVS-504: ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY

Credit 4(4-0-0)

Thermodynamics: First law of thermodynamics, enthalpy, adiabatic transformations,

second law of thermodynamics, Carnot’s cycle, entropy, Gibb’s free energy, chemical

potential, phase equilibria, Gibb’s Donnan equilibrium, third law of thermodynamics,

enzyme catalysis, Michaelis-Menten equation.

Soil Chemistry: Chemical composition and chemical history of the earth, origin of

mineral deposits and fossil fuels, major rock forming minerals, soil formation, soil

properties, chemical & mineralogical composition of soils.

Atmospheric Chemistry: Chemical composition of atmosphere-particles, ions and

radicals, formation of particulate matter, Photo-chemical and chemical reactions in the

atmosphere, smog, acid rain, chemistry of ozone layer depletion.

Water Chemistry: Water quality parameters, standards, chemistry of inland water bodies

like lakes, streams, rivers estuaries and wetlands, solubility of gases in water, carbonate

system.

Reference Books:

1. Environmental Chemistry-Mannahan

2. Fundamentals of Soil Science-Henry D. Futh

3. Text book of Limnology-G.A.Cole

4. Environmental Chemistry-Sharma & Kaur

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UCC-550-COMPUTER PROGRAMMING

Credit 3(3-0-0)

Computer Fundamentals: Computer components, characteristics & classification of

computers, hardware & software, peripheral devices. Algorithmic Development:

Techniques of problem solving, Flow charting, decision table, structured programming

concepts, Modular Programming, Algorithms for searching, sorting and merging.

Programming methodologies: top-down and bottom-up programming.

Fortran: Data types operator and expression, input output statements, Control

statements-if, Else if, select case, do continue, do enddo, do while, exit, cycle, go to.

Array Processing – implied do, allocate, deallocate. Structures-array structures, nested

structures. Function & subroutine: function subprogram, subroutine subprogram, passing

arguments. Managing data files.

Fortran 90: Data types, control structures, arrays, pointers, subprograms, recursion.

Study and Programs for numerical and statistical methods: Matrices, solution of

linear equations, interpolating a function, numerical integration, solution of ordinary

differential equation, measures of central tendency, dispersion, regression analysis,

correlation coefficient.

Internet: Definition, various activities on internet, tools and services of internet,

browsing the internet.

References:

1. R.S. Salaria, “Programming in FOTRAN” Khanna Computer Books.

2. Gupta S.P. and Kapoor, V.K., Fundamentals of Applied station statistics,

Sultan Chand & Sons, 1996.

3. Gupta S.P. and Kapoor, V.K., Fundamentals of Mathematical statistics, Sultan

Chand & Sons, 1995.

4. Rajaraman V., Computer Oriented Numerical Methods, Prentice Hall, India.

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EVS-511: PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT

Credits 4 (4-0-0)

Atmospheric Environment: Composition of atmosphere, vertical distribution of

temperature in atmosphere, relationship of earth with sun, heat budget of the earth-

atmospheric system, scales of meteorology, hydrostatic equilibrium, various kinds of

lapse rates, vertical stability of atmosphere, cloud classification and formation, winds,

Coriolis force, global pressure belt system, monsoons, El-nino

Aquatic Environment : Classification of aquatic systems, salient features of lentic, lotic

& marine systems, ocean waves and currents, ocean deposits, marine biological and

geological environments, coral reefs.

Terrestrial Environment: Primary differentiation and formation of core, mantle, crust,

atmosphere and hydrosphere; igneous, sedimentary & metamorphic rocks: weathering,

erosion, transportation and deposition of earth’s material by running water, wind glaciers,

thermal, magnetic and gravitational fields of the earth.

Global climate change: History of climate change, Milankovitch’s theory of climate

change, greenhouse gases and their effects, role of humans, climatic feedback

mechanisms, possible impacts of global climate change.

Reference Books:

1. The atmosphere : An introduction- F.K. Lutgens

2. Atmospheric Science Wallace & Hobbs

3. Confronting Climate change- I.M. Mintzer

4. Atmosphere, weather & Climate- Navarra

5. Earth Science : A holistic approach- Conti, Thompson and Moses

6. Oceanography- Grand Gross

7. Oceanography: An introduction to the Marine Environment- Richard A.

Davis.

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EVS -512: ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Credits 4 (4-0-0)

Water Pollution : Sources, consequences, ecological and biochemical aspects of water

pollution, characteristics of domestic, industrial and agricultural wastes, their effects on

water bodies, chemical and bacteriological sampling and analysis, water quality

parameters, criteria and standards. Marine pollution: thermal pollution.

Soil Pollution: Soil pollution from use of fertilizers, pesticides, heavy metals, waste

disposal, industrial effluents and surfactants. Detrimental effects of soil pollutants,

Remedial measures for soil pollution, soil sediments as pollutant. Chemical methods of

soil analysis- sample prepration and soil analysis. Radioactive pollution.

Air Pollution: Sources, classification and properties of air pollutants, behaviour and fate

of air pollutants, effects of air pollution on human health & materials, sampling and

analysis of air pollutants, SOx, NOx, CO, Ozone, hydrocarbons and particulate matter,

meteorological aspects of air pollutant dispersion.

Noise Pollution : definition, sound pressure level, noise-spectra-octave bands, combining

decibels, frequency weighting net-works,noise-monitoring-sound levelmeter, equivalent

continuous noise level and other noise indices. Effects of noise pollution.

Reference Books:

1. Industrial Noise Control- Bell & Bell

2. Introduction to Environmental engineering & Science- Gilbert Masters

3. Geo-environment- An Introduction – V. Aswathanarayan

4. Soil Chemistry- Bolt & Buggenwert.

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EVS-513: INSTRUMENTATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS

Credit 3 (3-0-0)

Method of collection of Air, Water & Soil samples. Principles and applications of

Spectrophotometry (UV-Visible spectrophotometry, flame photometry, Atomic

Absorption spectrophotometry); X-Ray diffraction, Colorimetry and polarimetry,

Fluorometry, Microsocopy-Phase contrast, fluorescent, polarization, SEM,

Chromatographic techniques ( Paper chromatography, thin layer chromatography, Gas

liquid chromatography, High pressure liquid chromatography, lon exchange

chromatography, Column chromatography)

Reference Books:

1. Undergraduates Instrumental Analysis- James W. Robinson

2. Modern methods of Chemical analysis- Robert, Shields, Cairns, William.

EVS-514 ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Credits

4 (4-0-0)

Aquatic Microbiology-Microbes in aquatic systems, pathogens in water, biomass

determination, biofilms.; Soil microbiology- microbial interactions, decomposition and

mineralization, mycorrhiza and their environmental significance; Microbial degradation

of naturally occurring compounds- cellulose, lignin, hydrocarbons; Biodegradation of

pesticides; Sewage sludge treatment using microbes;

Bioremediation processes

Reference Books:

1. Microbiology- J.G. Black

2. Microbial Biotechnology-A.N. Glazer

3. Microbial Ecology- R.M.Atlas & Bartha

4. Microbiology- Pelczar

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EVS-515: BIO SYSTEMATICS & ECONOMIC BOTANY

Credits 4 (4-0-0)

Biosystematics: Principles of Systematics, Binominal Nomenclature, Significance of

floral biodiversity; important flora of arid and semi-arid regions.

Economic Botany: Origin of Cultivated Plants, Cereals and pulses, Sugar yielding plants,

sugarcane, sugarbeet Fibre, Oil and rubber, yielding plants, Spices & Condiments,

Beverages, Timber Yielding Plants, Medicinal Plants, Petrocrops.

References:

1. Economic Botany-Scherry

2. Plant taxonomy-Subramaniyam

EVS-516: ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY

Credit

4 (4-0-0)

Introduction; the geologic cycle (tectonic cycle, rock cycle, hydrologic cycle,

biogeochemical cycles). Surficial processes: Ice and wind

Special problems of time and scale in geology, scientific methods in geology, key

concepts in the history of geology time, origin of the universe and earth, basic concepts

of plate tectonics.

Geological aspects of environmental health, trace elements and health, chronic disease

and geologic environment, radioactivity and radon gas. Global change and earth system

science, tools for studying global change.

Minerals and human use, geology of mineral resources, environmental impact of mineral

development, recycling of mineral resources.

Reference Books:

1. Environmental geology by Edward A.Keller

2. Physical geology by C.W. Montgomery

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EVS-517: ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING

Credit 4 (4-0-0)

Environmental Modeling: Role of modeling in environmental sciences, model

classification deterministic models, stochastic models, steady state models, dynamic

models. Different stages involved in model building. Methods for the formulation of

dynamic balance equations-mass balance procedures, energy balancing, simple microbial

growth kinetics, Monod equation. Simulation examples- Streeter-Phelps Oxygen Sag

Model, Lotka-Volterra Predator Prey Model, GIS-Scope and use in environmental

modeling.

Reference Books:

1. Dynamics of Environmental Bioprocesses- Modeling & Simulation – Snape

& Dunn

2. Environmental Modelling- Jorgensen

EVS -521: RESOURCE CONSERVATION & MANAGEMENT

Credits 4(4-0-0)

Conservation: Concept of sustainable development, carrying capacity, harvesting

models, World conservation Strategy, IUCN, International Geosphere-Biosphere

Programme.

Biological Resource Management : Management of forests, effects of deforestation,

desertification, range management, management of wetlands and fresh water ecosystems,

wildlife management, conservation efforts for threatened species in India, CITES.

Physical Resource Management: Water management; management of watersheds,

Recovery of eutrophicated lakes, rehabilitation of polluted rivers-Ganga Action Plan,

Yamuna Action Plan ; Rain water harvesting; Soil conservation ; wasteland problems,

reclamation & management of wastelands with special reference to India. Energy

Management: Energy conservation starategies, Bioenergy-Prospects in India.

Remote Sensing: Principles of remote sensing, Photointerpretation, application of remote

sensing in vegetation mapping, management of water, mineral resources, wild-life &

pollution monitoring.

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Reference Books:

1. Conservation Ecology –G.W. Cox

2. Restoration of degraded lands (Ed.) –J.S. Singh

3. Natural Resource Conservation-Owen & Chiras

4. Biotechnological Environmental Management – Biotol series

5. Introduction to Environmental Remote Sensing – Curtis

EVS-522: ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

Credits 4(4-0-0)

Basic Techniques in genetic engineering: Restriction end nucleases, Gene identification

and isolation. Introduction of cloned genes into new hosts using plastid and phage vector

systems, RFLP, Cchemical synthesis of DNA, DNA ligation, transformation and

screening of transformations, expression of genes in new host, chromosome walking,

southern blotting and hybridization, gene transfer methods in bacteria and plants,

polymerize chain reaction, DNA sequencing.

Applications : Biosensors for the detection of pollutants; genetic control of industrial

pollution through natural and genetically engineered micro-organisms for distillery

effluent, pulp-paper industry, heavy metal pollution, Bioremediation of metal

contaminated soils, removal of spilled oil and grease deposits, fermentation technology

(Bioreactors), reducing environmental impacts of synthetic pesticides, viral pesticides,

biotechnology in forestry and wasteland development.

Biotechnological approaches for preserving biodiversity: gene banks, germ plasm banks

and their management.

Reference Books:

1. Gene V – Levine

2. Plant Cell & tissue culture – J.W. Pleared (Ed.)

3. Molecular Biology – H.D. Kumar

4. Environmental Biotechnology – S. N. Jogdanel

5. Environmental Biotechnology – Sayler & Fox

6. Genetic Manupulation – Old & Primrose

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EVS-523: ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY

Credits

4(4-0-0)

Basic concepts: Stress and strain, principles of plant and animal responses to

environment.

Plant responses to physico-chemical environment: ; Photoperiodism, Circadian

rhythms and biological clock, phytochrome responses ; plant responses to UV radiations,

high temperature and low temperature stress, water stress : responses to drought and

flooding; plant responses to enriched CO2 environment, ecologic significance of different

CO2 fixation pathways ; modeling photosynthetic responses to environment ; salt stress

responses in halophytes and non-halophytes ; mechanisms of salt tolerance, metal toxicity

and metal tolerance in plants. Physiological responses of plants to air pollutants- SOx,

NOx, Ozone.

Animal response to stress environments- Osmoregulation in fish, water conservation in

desert animals; diapause, hibernation and aestivation, animal responses to high altitude

and deep sea environment.

Reference Books:

1. Physiological Plant Ecology- Encyclopedia ( Vol. I-IV) Springer Verlag

2. Plant Physiology- Salisbury & Ross

3. Plant Ecophysiology – Prasad

4. Adaptive Animal Physiology – Nelson Schmidt.

EVS-524: AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT

Credits

3(3-0-0)

Agricultural Practices: Agricultural ecosystems, sustainable agriculture, organic

farming, eco-farming, dry-land farming, zero tillage, agro-forestry, social forestry.

Irrigation practices, water logging and secondary salinization, environmental impacts of

irrigation projects.

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Crop Protection : Pesticides: Classification, pesticide resistance; biological &

ecological pest control, Integrated Pest management, Pesticide safety, allelopathy.

Biotechnological innovations in crop protection.

Crop Production: Synthetic fertilizers, Nitrogen fertilizers & alternate sources, bio-

fertilizers, crop residue management, vermicomposting. Weather & crop productivity,

impact of global warming on agriculture and food security; Green-Revolution-

environmental implications.

Reference Books:

1. Sustainable Agriculture – H.R. Sharma

2. Global Climate Change – Pary Martin

3. Allelopathy – S.S. Narwal

4. Environmental Chemistry – Mannahan

5. Soils – Miller and Donhau

6. Environment and Agriculture – Dhaliwal, Jairath and Hansra

EVS- 525: NATURAL DISASTERS

Credits 3 (3-

0-0)

Hazards as Natural processes, Evaluation of Hazards, Human response to hazards, Global

climate and Hazards, Population increase, land-use change and natural hazards. Rivers

and flooding, Landslides, Snow avalanche, subsidence, Earthquakes and related

phenomena Tsunami, Volcanic activity, Coastal hazards- tropical cyclones, tidal floods,

Coastal hazards and engineering structures, Human activity and coastal hazards.

Reference Books:

1. Environmental geology by Edward A. Keller

2. Physical geology by C.W. Montgomery

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EVS-531: POLLUTION MANAGEMENT

Credits 4(4-0-0)

Waste water management: Primary treatment methods – screening, grit removal,

primary sedimentation, secondary treatment methods, Activated sludge process, trickling

filters, rotating biological contactors, oxidation ponds and lagoons. Advance waste water

treatment-removal of nutrients and solids. Waste water re-use and sludge disposal,

MINAS

Air Pollution control: Control methods for particulates-gravitational settling chambers,

Centrifugal collectors, Wet collectors, Fabric filters, electro static precipitators.

Control methods for gaseous pollutants- adsorption, absorption, condensation,

combustion.

Noise Pollution Control: Absorbing materials, barrier materials, damping materials,

acoustical enclosures, Reactive silencers and filters; Active noise control methods.

Solid Waste Management

Reference Books:

1. Environmental Engineering – Peary

2. Introduction to Environmental Engineering and Science – Gilbert Masters

3. Air Pollution and Control – K.V.S.G. Murlikrishnan

4. Industrial Noise Control – Bell & Bell

EVS-532: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND RISK ANALYSIS

Credits 4(4-0-0)

EIA – Overview of purpose & process, Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) –

principles & potential, EIA notification 1994, EIA Methodology. Project screening,

scoping, base-line data, impact identification ; prediction, evaluation, valuation of

environmental impacts, mitigation. Public participation, presentation, review and

decision making, Monitoring and auditing in EIA process. Environmental Management

Plan, ISO 14000.

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Environmental impacts of mining industry ; nuclear power plant; textile industry; pulp

and paper industry ; petroleum refining ; pesticide manufacturing industry ; fertilizer

industry ; Case study – EIA of some dam.

Risk Analysis : Definition of risk, environmental risk analysis – risk assessment and risk

management. Basic steps in risk assessment – hazard identification. Dose-response

assessment, exposure assessment, risk characterization. Risk assessment in EIA.

Reference Books:

1. Environmental Impact Assessment – John Glasson

2. Methods of Environmental Impact Assessment – Morris & Therivel

3. Environmental Impact Assessment – L.W. Canter

4. Chemical Principles of Environmental Pollution – Alloway & Ayers

5. Industrial Environment – Assessment and Strategy – S.K. Aggarwal

6. Introduction to Environmental Engineering and Science – Gilbert Masters

7. Handbook of Environmental Assessment, (Vol.-I & II) – Judith Petts

EVS-533: ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS, PLANNING & LAW

Credits 4(4-0-0)

Environmental awareness approach, current environmental issues, role of media in

environmental awareness, role of NGOs, public participation in environmental

movements international environmental initiatives-the Club of Rome Report, Stockholm

Declaration, Convention on protection of environment, Ramsar convention on wetlands,

outer space treaty, Vienna convention & Montreal Protocol, Kyoto Protocol, Earth

Summit. Agenda 21, Environmental ethics-anthropocentric vs. ecocentric world view,

ecomark. Basic concepts of environmental planning; integrated land-use planning; land

use patterns; urban planning-impact of population growth. Major issues related to

Himalayan ecology, deserts & mangroves.

Sustainable development-principles and practices in relation to economics and ecology,

cost-benefit analysis-its relevance, concept of consumer surplus, willingness to pay and

accept, estimation methods of non-market benefits-contingent valuation, Travel cost

approach. Hedonic Price approach.

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Pollution control through legislation in India with special reference to the Water

Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 ; The Air ( Prevention and Control of

Pollution) Act, 1981 ; The Environmental Protection Act, 1986 ; Wild Life Protection

Act 1972, 1991 ; Forest conservation Act, 1980 ; Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 (

environmental aspects), Public Insurance Liability Act, 1991.

Reference Books:

1. Economics and Environment – Good Steie

2. Environmental Planning, Policies & Programmes in India – K.D. Saxena

3. Land – Use and Environment – S.M. Mujtava

4. Environmental Administration and Law- Paras Diwan.

EVS-534: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND TOXICOLOGY

Credits 4 (4-0-0)

Pollution and human health: Trace element deficiency and disorders, occupational

health hazards, biogeochemical factors in environmental health, epidemiological issues-

goiter, fluorosis, arsenic poisoning.

Transmissible diseases: Symptoms, epidemiology and control of vector borne diseases-

amoebiasis, trypanosomiasis, filariasis, leishmaniasis, schistosomiasis, life cycle of

Plasmodium, control of Malaria, tuberculosis and AIDS. Waterborne diseases: Jaundice

& diarrhea.

Principles of toxicology: Toxic chemicals in the environment and their effects, heavy

metals-Pb, CD, Hg ; Pesticides DDT, HCH, eldrin, dieldrin, malathion, carbaryl. Mode

of entry of toxic substances, biotransformation of xenobiotics, detoxification, indices of

toxicology.

Genetic Toxicology : Mutagens,teratogens, teratogenesis and teratology testing,

Environmental mutagen testing- Bacterial mutagenesis assays, gene mutation and

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chromosome damage assays, DNA damage and repair assays, Strategies for protection of

man from toxicants. Monoclonal antibody technology ( hybridoma), Elisa.

Carcinogenesis: Carcinogens, chemical carcinogenicity, mechanism of carcinogenicity,

molecular toxicology and genetic basis of carcinogenesis- oncogenes and their mode of

action, tumour suppressor genes. Model of oncogenesis, Environmental carcinogenicity

testing.

Reference Books:

1. Environmental Hazards and Human Health – R.B. Phillip

2. Toxicology – Principles and Applications- Niesink, John de Vries & Holligner

3. Progress in predictive toxicology- Clayson, Munro, Shubik & Swenderg (eds.)

Parasitology- Chatterjee

4. Parasitology - Chatterjee

5. Preventive and Social Medicine- Perk

EVS-535: ECOTECHNOLOGY

Credits 4(4-0-0)

Basic concepts of ecosystem dynamics, eco-designing, ecotechnological approaches,

applications of ecotechnology for societal welfare and sustainable development

Wetland ecosystems-ecological significance, natural purifying potential, Constructed

wetlands-their design, structure, functioning, Applications.

Decontamination of polluted sites-phytoremediation technology, phytostabilisation,

phytovolatilisation; Bioremediation of waste waters.

Restoration of degraded ecosystems using ecological approach: mined areas and waste

lands

Building resilience of ecosystems- soil fertility management.

References:

1. Mitsch, W.J. and Jorgensen, S.e. 1989. Ecological Engineering: An

Introduction to Ecotechnology John Wiley & Sons, New York.

2. Kadlec, R.H., Knight, R.L. 1986. Treatment Wetlands Lewis Publishers,

Boca Raton, FL.

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EVS-536: Solid Waste Management

Credit 4(4-0-0)

Sources and classification of solid wastes.

Solid waste management options: Sanity Land filling, Recycling, Composting,

Vermicomposting, Incineration, Energy recovery options from organic waste,

Solid waste management plan, Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling)

Rules, 2000

Hospital waste management, Biomedical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1988

Fly ash management, Fly ash Management Rules, (1999)

Hazardous waste management: Sources and classification, Hazard communication,

Physico-chemical properties of hazardous waste needed in management.

Hazardous waste control, treatment and management

Hazardous Waste (Management and Handling ) Rules (1989) and (2000) Amendments

References:

1. Solid Waste Management Manual CPCB, New Delhi

2. Ecotechnology for Pollution Control and Environmental Management by

Trivedy R.K. and Arvind Kumar

3. Basic Environmental Technology Nathanson, J.A.

4. Environmental studies- A compulsory course for undergraduate students.