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University of Mumbai Semester 1 (FE First Year) Environmental Studies Revised Syllabus
University of Mumbai Semester 1 (FE First Year) Environmental Studies and their Unit wise marks distribution
Units and Topics
| # | Unit/Topic | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | Overview of Environmental Aspects | - |
| 200 | Aspects of Sustainable Development | - |
| 300 | Environmental Pollution | - |
| 400 | Pollution Control Legislation | - |
| 500 | Renewable Sources of Energy | - |
| 600 | Technological Advances to Overcome Environmental Problems | - |
| Total | - |
Syllabus
100 Overview of Environmental Aspects
- Definition, Scope and Importance of Environmental Study
- Need for Public Awareness of Environmental Education
- Introduction to Depletion of Natural Resources
Soil, Water, Minerals and Forests
- Global Crisis Related to – Population, Water, Sanitation and Land
- Ecosystem
- Study of Ecosystems
Forest, desert and aquatic (in brief)
- Study of Ecosystems
- Overview of Food Chain
- Food Web
- Ecological Pyramid
- Concept of Ecological Succession and Its Impact on Human Beings
- Definition, Scope and Importance of Environmental Study
- Need for Public awareness of environmental education
- Introduction to depletion of natural resources: Soil, Water, Minerals and Forests.
- Global crisis related to – Population, water, sanitation & Land.
- Ecosystem:
Study of ecosystems: Forest, desert and aquatic (in brief).
Energy flow in the Ecosystem, an overview of Food Chain, Food Web and Ecological Pyramid.
Concept of ecological succession and its impact on human beings (in brief).
Case Study on Chipko Movement (Uttarakhand, India), (began in 1973).
200 Aspects of Sustainable Development
- Concept and Definition of Sustainable Development
- Social, Economical and Environmental Aspects of Sustainable Development
- Control measures: 3R (Reuse, Recovery, Recycle)
- Resource utilization as per the carrying capacity (in brief)
- Concept of sustainable development
- Social, Economical and Environmental aspect of sustainable development.
- Control Measures:- 3R (Reuse, Recovery, Recycle), Appropriate Technology, Environmental education, Resource utilization as per the carrying capacity.
300 Environmental Pollution
301 E‐Pollution
- Sources and Effects.
302 Noise Pollution
303 Nuclear Pollution
304 Water Pollution
- Sources of Water Pollution
- Treatment of Domestic and Industrial Waste Water
with flow-diagram of the treatment
- Sources and Treatment, Concept of waste waters ‐ Domestic & Industrial and treatment.
- Case Study:- Minamata Disease.
305 Land Pollution
- Solid waste, Solid waste Management by Land filling, Composting.
306 Air Pollution
- Sources of Air Pollution
- Consequences of Air Pollution
- Greenhouse Effect
Explanation with schematic diagram
- Greenhouse Effect
- Cleaning of gaseous effluents to reduce air contaminants namely dust particle or particulate matters
by using:- (i) Electrostatic precipitators (ii) Venturi scrubber (Schematic diagram and working).
- Sources, Effects of air pollution with respect to Global Warming, Ozone layer Depletion, Acid Rain, Photochemical smog
- Two Control Measures‐ Bag house Filter, Venturi scrubber.
- Case Study:- Bhopal Gas Tragedy
400 Pollution Control Legislation
- Functions and Powers of Central and State Pollution Control Board
- Environmental Clearance, Consent and Authorization Mechanism
- Overview
- Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoE & F).
- Organizational structure of MoE & F.
- Functions and powers of Central Control Pollution Board.
- Functions and powers of State Control Pollution Board.
- Environmental Clearance, Consent and Authorization Mechanism.
- Environmental Protection Act
- Any two case studies pertaining to Environmental Legislation.
500 Renewable Sources of Energy
- Importance of Renewable Sources of Energy
- Principle and working with schematic diagram of Solar Energy
(a) Flat plate collector and (b) Photovoltaic cell
- Principle and Working with Wind Energy
Wind Turbines
- Principle and working with schematic diagram of Hydropower
Hydropower generation from water reservoir of the dam.
- Renewable Sources of Energy Geothermal Energy
The utilisation of underground sources of steam for power generation.
- Limitations of conventional sources of Energy.
- Various renewable energy sources.
- Solar Energy:- Principle, Working of Flat plate collector & Photovoltaic cell.
- Wind Energy:- Principle, Wind Turbines.
- Hydel Energy:- Principle, Hydropower generation.
- Geothermal Energy:- Introduction, Steam Power Plant
600 Technological Advances to Overcome Environmental Problems
- Concept of Green Buildings
- Various Indoor Air Pollutants and Their Effects on Health
- Carbon Credit: Introduction and General Concept
- Disaster Management
Techniques of Disaster Management to Cope up with(i) Earthquake and (ii) Flood
- Role of Technology in Environment and health
- Concept of Green Buildings, Indoor air pollution
- Carbon Credit:- Introduction, General concept.
- Disaster Management:- Two Events: Tsunami, Earthquakes, Techniques of Disaster Management
- Case Study:- Earthquake in Japan
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