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Department of Environmental Sciences

Teaching Plan

Academic Session 2016-17

TEACHING METHODOLOGY AND PRACTICES

„Learner-Oriented’ rather than Teacher-Oriented Teaching Methods and practices are the major focus of the Department of Environmental Sciences (EVS), Central University of Jammu. All faculty members of the Department are Ph.D. and have obtained their degrees from reputed national universities. Some of them have distinction of working for their post-doctoral research in reputed universities in USA and China.

Students in the Department of EVS, experience a diversity of teaching methods and styles. some of which might be new to them and the others well known.

Our teaching methods aim at sharpening learning acumen of students by exposing them to a variety of learning methods such as:

Class room lectures delivered by faculty members who are expert in their

respective fields/disciplines of EVS

Power-point presentations by students to encourage them for developing leadership role, knowledge sharing, and public speaking skills

In-class discussions, quiz competitions, etc. to promote interaction for confidence building, improving oral skills, and learning through dialogue and debate

Stimulation of interest to increase students attention to lectures and class discussions for motivating them to think about the course material and to work harder

Communication of pertinent information about the course especially with respect to student evaluation to improve their performance by identifying relevant activities and skills. The students are also regularly provided with feedback about their performance in the course so that they can learn from their mistakes

Laboratory based work to gain practical experience and apply knowledge in a laboratory setting.

Dissertation, an extended piece of work produced in the second (final) year of the programme to train them for undertaking research projects

An Supervisor assigned to each student right at the start of second semester of the Programme to provide with help and advice on any study-related issues in addition to the Dissertation work and to help the students to monitor and reflect on their progress. Students can have regular contact with their Supervisor, to discuss their academic progress or any personal issues if they so wish.

TEACHING PLAN

SEMESTER I

From this Academic Session (2015-16), the CUJ, and so the Department of EVS has introduced the Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) as per the UGC guidelines and the courses have been restructured/modified accordingly.. The Course Matrix for Semester-I and the Teaching Schedule of the courses are given as under:

COURSE MATRIX Course Code Course Title Credit CIA MSE ESE Total

Marks CORE COURSES

PGEVS1C001T Environmental Chemistry 4 25 25 50 100

PGEVS1C002T Principles of Ecology 4 25 25 50 100

PGEVS1C003T Fundamentals of Earth

Science

4 25 25 50 100

PGEVS1C004L Lab Course-I 4 40 - 60 100

ELECTIVE COURSES

(ANY ONE)

PGEVS1E005T Natural Resource

Management

4 25 25 50 100

PGEVS1E007T Environmental Geoscience 4 25 25 50 100

PGEVS1E008T Introduction to Atmospheric

Environment

4 25 25 50 100

FOUNDATION COURSES

PGEVS1F009T Environmental Awareness,

Planning and Laws

2 12.5 12.5 25 50

Total 22 550

CORE COURSES

Course Code and Title : PGEVS1C001T Environmental Chemistry Credit Hours : 04 Total Number of Lectures : 60 Course Teacher : Dr. Shweta Yadav

Teaching Schedule:

Week Day Topic

No. of Lectures Teacher

UNIT – I: INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY

Week 1

1 Law of thermodynamics- first, second and third

Dr. Shweta Yadav

2 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav

3 Enthalpy Dr. Shweta Yadav

4 Entropy Dr. Shweta Yadav

Week 2

1 Adiabatic transformations Dr. Shweta Yadav


3 Chemical potentials Dr. Shweta Yadav


Week 3

1 Gibbs Donnan equilibrium Dr. Shweta Yadav

2 Phase equilibrium Dr. Shweta Yadav

3 Carnot‟s cycle Dr. Shweta Yadav


UNIT – II: FUNDAMENTALS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY

Week 4

1 Elements and organics and radionuclide in nature

Dr. Shweta Yadav


3 Stochiometry Dr. Shweta Yadav


Week 5

1 Gibb‟s free energy Dr. Shweta Yadav

2 Chemistry equilibrium Dr. Shweta Yadav

3 Chemical kinetics Dr. Shweta Yadav


Week 6

1 Absorption, adsorption-isotherms Dr. Shweta Yadav

2 Vanderwal Forces, ion bonding Dr. Shweta Yadav

3 Enzyme catalysis, Michaelis-Menten equation

Dr. Shweta Yadav


UNIT – III: ATMOSPHERE CHEMISTRY

Week 7

1 Major and traces gases in the atmosphere Dr. Shweta Yadav

2 Physical and chemical attributes of aerosols; sources, fate and sink of ambient aerosols

Dr. Shweta Yadav

3 Thermo-chemical and Photochemical reactions in the atmosphere

Dr. Shweta Yadav


Week 8

1 Tropospheric Oxidation-Reduction processes

Dr. Shweta Yadav

2 Stratospheric Ozone Dr. Shweta Yadav

3 Surface Ozone Dr. Shweta Yadav

4 Smog formation, Acid rain Dr. Shweta Yadav

Week 1 Role of Hydrocarbons, Oxides of Sulphur Dr. Shweta Yadav

9 and Nitrogen, Halogens in the atmosphere


3 Chemical Speciation Dr. Shweta Yadav

4 Particles, Ions, and Radicals in the atmosphere.

Dr. Shweta Yadav

UNIT-IV: CHEMISTRY OF AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT

Week 10

1 Solubility of gases in water, , Dr. Shweta Yadav

2 Carbonate system Dr. Shweta Yadav

3 Henry‟s Law Reactions Dr. Shweta Yadav

4 Oxidation-reduction potentials(ORP) Dr. Shweta Yadav

Week 11

1 Chemistry of water and chemical reactions in aquatic environment

Dr. Shweta Yadav


3 Concept of sediment and water oxygen demand-dissolved oxygen, BOD, COD

Dr. Shweta Yadav


Week 12


2 Water quality parameters Dr. Shweta Yadav



UNIT-V: SOIL CHEMISTRY

Week 13

1 Physico-chemical characteristics of soil Dr. Shweta Yadav


3 Soil clays, organic carbon, humus and mineralization

Dr. Shweta Yadav


Week 14


2 Cation exchange capacity Dr. Shweta Yadav


4 Pathways of NPK Dr. Shweta Yadav

Week 15


2 Soil acidity Dr. Shweta Yadav

3 Salinity Dr. Shweta Yadav

4 Sodicity Dr. Shweta Yadav

REFERENCE BOOKS:

1. Mannahan, S.E. Environmental Chemistry. 9th Edition, CRC Press 2. Foth, H.D. Fundamentals of Soil Science. Wiley press 3. Gole, G.A. Text book of Limnology. Waveland Pr. Inc. Press 4. Sharma, B.K. and Kaur, H. Environmental Chemistry-Sharma & Kaur, Goel

Publishing House 5. De, A. K. Environmental Chemistry, New Age International

Course Code and Title : PGEVS1C002T Principles of Ecology Credit Hours : 04 Total Number of Lectures : 60 Course Teacher : Prof. G.K. Sehgal Teaching Schedule:

Week Day Topic

No. of Lectures Teacher

UNIT-I: INTRODUCTION TO ECOLOGY

Week 1

1 Aim and scope of Ecology Prof. G.K. Sehgal

2 Concept of food chain and food web Prof. G.K. Sehgal

3 Ecological pyramids Prof. G.K. Sehgal

4 Trophic structure Prof. G.K. Sehgal

Week 2

1 Concept of primary and secondary productivity

Prof. G.K. Sehgal

2 Continued Prof. G.K. Sehgal

3 Generalised model of energy flow Prof. G.K. Sehgal

4 Shelford‟s law of tolerance and Liebig‟s law of minimum

Prof. G.K. Sehgal

Week 3


2 Biogeochemical cycles: carbon, nitrogen, sulphur, phosphorus

Prof. G.K. Sehgal



UNIT-II: POPULATION ECOLOGY

Week 4

1 Characteristics of population Prof. G.K. Sehgal

2 Evolutionary strategies r and k selection Prof. G.K. Sehgal

3 Attributes of population Prof. G.K. Sehgal

4 Population growth vis-a-vis the concept of carrying capacity

Prof. G.K. Sehgal

Week 5

1 “ S” & “ j” shaped growth curves Prof. G.K. Sehgal


3 Population interactions: positive Prof. G.K. Sehgal

4 Population interactions: negative Prof. G.K. Sehgal

Week 6

1 Predator-prey relationship Prof. G.K. Sehgal

2 Lotka –voltera equation Prof. G.K. Sehgal

3 Population behaviour: Basic, regulatory, social and compensatory

Prof. G.K. Sehgal


UNIT-III: COMMUNITY CONCEPT AND ANALYSIS

Week 7

1 Concept of biotic communities, concept of niche, edge effect, keystone species, ecotypes, ecotone

Prof. G.K. Sehgal



4 Intra-community classification and the phenomenon of ecological dominance

Prof. G.K. Sehgal

Week 8


2 Species diversity within community and measurement of diversity

Prof. G.K. Sehgal



Week 9


2 Concept of biotic communities, concept of niche, edge effect, keystone species, ecotypes, ecotone

Prof. G.K. Sehgal



UNIT-IV: ECOSYSTEM

Week 10

1 Structure and components of ecosystem Prof. G.K. Sehgal


3 Major types of ecosystems: forest, grassland, lake, deserts, marine

Prof. G.K. Sehgal


Week 11



3 Ecosystem stability, homeostasis, cybernetics, ecosystem regulation, Gaia hypothesis

Prof. G.K. Sehgal


Week 12



3 Goods and services of ecosystems: supporting, provisioning, regulatory and cultural

Prof. G.K. Sehgal


Unit-V: BIOGEOGRAPHY

Week 13

1 Concept of biogeography Prof. G.K. Sehgal

2 Major biomes of the world: distribution and characteristic features

Prof. G.K. Sehgal



Week 14


2 Zoogeography realms of the world, fauna of oriental region

Prof. G.K. Sehgal



Week 15


2 Floral and faunal peculiarities of Jammu and Kashmir an overview

Prof. G.K. Sehgal



REFERENCE BOOKS:

1. R. L. Smith and T.M. Smith Ecology and Field Biology: Hands-On Field Package

2. Odum, E.P. Fundamentals of Ecology

3. Rickleffs, Principles of Ecology

Course Code and Title : PGEVS1C003T Fundamentals of Earth Science Credit Hours : 04 Total Number of Lectures : 60 Course Teacher : Dr. Pankaj Mehta Teaching Schedule:

Week Day Topic Teacher

UNIT-I: INTRODUCTION TO ORIGIN OF EARTH

Week 1 1 Introduction to various branches of Earth Sciences

Dr. Pankaj Mehta

2 Continued

3 General characteristics and origin of the Universe, Solar System and its planets

Dr. Pankaj Mehta

4 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta

Week 2 1 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta


3 Primary differentiations of the earth and the formation of crust, mantle and core

Dr. Pankaj Mehta




3 Geodynamic elements of Earth: Mid Oceanic Ridges, trenches, transform faults and island arcs

Dr. Pankaj Mehta




UNIT-II: GEO-INVESTIGATION AND PETROLOGY

3 Earthquake and Distribution of earthquake belts

Dr. Pankaj Mehta



2 Volcanoes: Cause, types products and distribution

Dr. Pankaj Mehta



Week 6 1 Introduction to geophysical methods of earth investigations

Dr. Pankaj Mehta



4 Plate tectonics, Mountain building, Formation of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks

Dr. Pankaj Mehta





UNIT-III: GEOMORPHOLOGY

Week 8 1 Basic concepts of geomorphology Dr. Pankaj Mehta


3 Introduction to global geomorphology and overview of Indian geomorphology

Dr. Pankaj Mehta



2 Minerals: definition and classification, physical and chemical composition of common rock forming minerals.

Dr. Pankaj Mehta




UNIT-IV: ENGINEERING GEOLOGY

2 Geology vs. Engineering Dr. Pankaj Mehta


4 Environmental considerations related to civil engineering projects

Dr. Pankaj Mehta



3 Construction materials Dr. Pankaj Mehta


Week 12 1 Geological hazards (landslides and earthquakes) their significance, causes and preventive/remedial measures.

Dr. Pankaj Mehta




Unit-V: HYDROGEOLOGY

Week 13 1 Scope of hydrogeology and its societal relevance

Dr. Pankaj Mehta



4 Geological formations as aquifers, types of aquifers, geological classification of aquifers, springs

Dr. Pankaj Mehta



3 Groundwater occurrence in igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks

Dr. Pankaj Mehta


Week 15 1 Darcy's law and its validity Dr. Pankaj Mehta


3 Groundwater provinces of India Dr. Pankaj Mehta


REFERENCE BOOKS:

1. Singh, S. 1998. Geomorphology. Prayag PustakBhavan, Allahabad. 2. Todd, D.K. Groundwater hydrology, 2nd Ed., John Wiley & Sons, N.Y. 3. Emiliani, C, 1992. Planet Earth, Cosmology, Geology and the Evolution of Life

and Environment. Cambridge University Press. 4. Press and Siever, The Earth; W.H. Freeman

Course Code and Title : PGEVS1C004L Lab. Course-I Credit Hours : 04 Total No. of Contact Hours: 120 Lab./Field hours Course Teachers : Dr. Pankaj Mehta (Course Coordinator) Dr. Shweta Yadav Dr. Dinesh Kumar Teaching Schedule:

List of the practicals to be conducted and the names of the teachers is given below:

(some more practicals shall be added after mid-sem. Examinations)

S. No. Practical Name of faculty

1 To determine the percentage composition of a given mixture of NaCl & NaOH, 10g of which is dissolved per litre of solution

Dr. Pankaj Mehta

2

To determine the amount of oxalic acid and sulphuric acid in 1 litre of solution given 0.01N NaOH and 0.1N KMnO4 solutions

Dr. Pankaj Mehta

3 To determine the strength of copper in the copper ore solution provided with the hypo solution of strength 0.1N.

Dr. Pankaj Mehta

4 To determine total hardness in a given water sample

Dr. Pankaj Mehta

5 To determine total alkalinity in a given water sample

Dr. Pankaj Mehta

6 To determine total residual chlorine in a given water sample

Dr. Pankaj Mehta

7 To interprete Temperature profile and calculate of Lapse rate

Dr. Shweta Yadav

8 To correlate regression analyses of environmental datasets.

Dr. Shweta Yadav

9 To construct and interpret Windrose plot using secondary data.

Dr. Shweta Yadav

10 To sample aerosols in PM2.5 size fraction and coarse size fraction using fine particulate sampler.

Dr. Shweta Yadav

11 To sample and determine Nitrogen dioxide concentration in the ambient air (Modified Jacob and Hochheiser Method).

Dr. Shweta Yadav

12 To explore the GIS platform using satellite images

Dr. Dinesh Kumar

13 To identify the spatial features of provided satellite data

Dr. Dinesh Kumar

14 To georeference the given SOI toposheet. Dr. Dinesh Kumar

15 To calculate Lapse rate over a station using secondary data

Dr. Dinesh Kumar

ELECTIVE (DISCIPLINE) COURSES

Course Code and Title : PGEVS1E005T Natural Resource Management Credit Hours : 04 Total Number of Lectures : 60 Course Teachers : Prof. H.S. Sehgal (Course Coordinator),

Dr. Dinesh Kumar, Teaching Schedule:


UNIT-I: INTRODUCTION

Week 1

1 Brief history of Natural resource management measures

Dr. Dinesh Kumar

2 Continued Dr. Dinesh Kumar

3 Classification of Natural Resources Dr. Dinesh Kumar

4 Approaches to Natural Resource Management

Dr. Dinesh Kumar

Week 2


2 Understanding economy and ethics through sustainable development

Dr. Dinesh Kumar


UNIT-II: AQUATIC RESOURCES

4 Classification of aquatic resources and its biota

Prof. H.S. Sehgal

Week 3

1 Continued Prof. H.S. Sehgal

2 Estimation of Planktons, benthos and nektons

Prof. H.S. Sehgal


4 Adaptation of aquatic organisms Prof. H.S. Sehgal

Week 4


2 Methods of sampling and analysis of aquatic water bodies

Prof. H.S. Sehgal


4 Trophic ecology of fishes: food habit analysis, trophic cascades, foraging connection through stable isotope ratio, fish deformities

Prof. H.S. Sehgal

Week 5



3 Management of aquatic resources Prof. H.S. Sehgal


UNIT-III: MINERAL RESOURCES

Week 6

1 Introduction, types and composition of minerals

Dr. Dinesh Kumar


3 Physical and chemical properties of minerals

Dr. Dinesh Kumar


Week 7

1 Seven major classes of minerals: silicates, native elements, oxides, sulphides , sulphates, halides and carbonates

Dr. Dinesh Kumar




Week 8

1 Extraction and processing of minerals and its environmental impacts

Dr. Dinesh Kumar


3 Mineral Conservation strategies Dr. Dinesh Kumar


UNIT IV: BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES

Week 9

1 Ecological principles for managing bio resources

Prof. H.S. Sehgal


3 Microbial resources: forms and their importance in Industry

Prof. H.S. Sehgal


Week 10


2 Forest resources and their management measures

Prof. H.S. Sehgal


4 Wildlife management: mortality factors, types of animal movements

Prof. H.S. Sehgal

Week 11




4 Management and utilization of Marine bio-resources

Prof. H.S. Sehgal

UNIT-V: LEGISLATION AND POLICY IN NATURAL RESOURCE

MANAGEMENT

Week 12

1 Natural resource management in India: Issues and solutions

Dr. Dinesh Kumar



4 Legislation for Natural resource Management in India

Dr. Dinesh Kumar

Week 13



3 Coastal Zone Management and coastal Regulation Zones (CRZs)

Dr. Dinesh Kumar



REFERENCE BOOKS: 1. Francois Ramade. Ecology of Natural Resources, John Wiley & Sons Ltd

2. Botkin, Daniel B. and Keller, Edward A. Environmental Science: Earth as a Living

Planet.

3. Enger, E.D. and Smith, B. F. Environmental Science: A Study of Interrelationships

Course Code and Title : PGEVS1E007T Environmental Geoscience

Credit Hours : 04 Total Number of Lectures : 60 Course Teachers : Dr. Pankaj Mehta Teaching Schedule:


UNIT-I: EARTH PROCESSES

Week 1 1 Brief geological history of the planet fundamental concepts

Dr. Pankaj Mehta


3 Primary differentiation and formation of core, mantle, crust, magma, generation, eruption and volcanoes

Dr. Pankaj Mehta



2 Formation and classification of rocks Dr. Pankaj Mehta



Week 3 1 Plate tectonics-sea floor spreading, mountain formation rock deformation and evolution of continents

Dr. Pankaj Mehta




UNIT-II: SOIL

Week 4 1 Weathering and soil formation Dr. Pankaj Mehta

2 Continued

3 Soil profile, Soil classification, Soils of India Dr. Pankaj Mehta



2 Ice sheets and fluctuations of sea levels Dr. Pankaj Mehta



Week 6 1 Volcanism: component and types of volcanoes, volcanic materials, processes and

Dr. Pankaj Mehta

effects of volcanism



UNIT-III: GEORESOURCES

4 Important ferrous and nonferrous metals, non-metallic and industrial minerals in India and in the world; mineral deposits through geologic time

Dr. Pankaj Mehta



3 Geo-indicators, resources and reservoirs Dr. Pankaj Mehta



2 Mineral resources of J&K Dr. Pankaj Mehta


4 Ocean as a new area for exploration of natural resources

Dr. Pankaj Mehta


UNIT-IV: GEOLOGICAL AGENTS

2 Factors affecting landform development Dr. Pankaj Mehta

3 Fluvial system: factors affecting stream erosion, deposition, erosional and depositional land form

Dr. Pankaj Mehta




3 Underground water system-water table, land forms formed through ground water action

Dr. Pankaj Mehta



2 Aeolian system: mechanism of wind erosion, erosional and depositional land forms

Dr. Pankaj Mehta



Week 12 1 Glacial system: mechanism of glacial erosion, erosional and depositional land forms

Dr. Pankaj Mehta



UNIT-V: ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY

4 Atomic properties of elements, Periodic table and geochemical classification of elements

Dr. Pankaj Mehta




4 Abundance of elements in the bulk earth, crust, hydrosphere, atmosphere and biosphere

Dr. Pankaj Mehta


2 Introduction to mineral structures and compositions; thermodynamic classification of elements into essential, structural, major and trace elements

Dr. Pankaj Mehta




2 Mineral stability diagrams and controls on the chemistry‟ of natural waters

Dr. Pankaj Mehta



REFERENCE BOOKS:

1. Press & Seiver, The Earth, Frank Press

2. Skinner & Porter, Dynamic Earth, Wiley

3. Krauskopf, Introduction to Geochemistry, Mc-Graw Hill

4. Parbin Singh, Engineering & General Geology, S.K. Kataria & Sons

Course Code and Title : PGEVS1E008T Introduction to Atmospheric Environment

Credit Hours : 04 Total Number of Lectures : 60 Course Teachers : Dr. Shweta Yadav

Teaching Plan


UNIT – I: Overview

Week 1 1 History and evolution of earth's atmosphere

Dr. Shweta Yadav


3 Understanding atmospheric strata Dr. Shweta Yadav


Week 2 1 Measures of atmospheric composition: absolute concentration, fractional abundance, and number density

Dr. Shweta Yadav


3 Concept of meteorology Dr. Shweta Yadav

4 Meteorological parameters: pressure, temperature,

Dr. Shweta Yadav

Week 3 1 Continued Dr. Shweta Yadav

2 Wind direction and wind speed Dr. Shweta Yadav

3 Humidity and solar radiation Dr. Shweta Yadav


UNIT – II: ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS

Week 4 1 Gas laws, virtual temperature Dr. Shweta Yadav

2 The hydrostatic equation, geopotential, scale height

Dr. Shweta Yadav


4 The hypsometric equation Dr. Shweta Yadav

Week 5 1 The first law of thermodynamics in atmosphere,

Dr. Shweta Yadav

2 the concept of air parcel, the dry adiabatic lapse rate, and potential temperature

Dr. Shweta Yadav


4 Moisture parameters: mixing ratio and specific humidity, saturation mixing ratios and vapour pressures, relative humidity; dew point and frost point

Dr. Shweta Yadav



3 Lifting condensation level and normand‟s rule

Dr. Shweta Yadav


UNIT – III: ATMOSPHERIC CYCLES

Week 7 1 Concept of residence time in atmosphere

Dr. Shweta Yadav

2 The atmospheric sulphur cycle: natural and anthropogenic emission of SO2 major pathways of sulphur compounds, reservoirs and burdens of sulphur, role of sulphate aerosols.

Dr. Shweta Yadav



Week 8 1 Atmospheric nitrogen cycle: nitrogen containing compounds, natural and anthropogenic processes for nitrogen fixation. Inter conversion among species, nitrous oxide and its sources, oxides of nitrogen and reactive odd nitrogen in atmospheric chemistry.

Dr. Shweta Yadav



4 Global carbon cycle: global mean atmospheric CO2 level, flux of carbon between various reservoirs, the six-compartment model of carbon cycle.

Dr. Shweta Yadav



3 Atmospheric oxygen cycle: odd oxygen chemistry, formation and destruction of ozone and OH radical.

Dr. Shweta Yadav


UNIT-IV: PARTICLES IN THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE

Week 10

1 Basic terminologies and properties of atmospheric particles

Dr. Shweta Yadav



4 Spatial and temporal variations in aerosols

Dr. Shweta Yadav

Week 11


2 Reactions involved in particle formation and growth: nucleation, condensation and coagulation

Dr. Shweta Yadav


4 Cloud processing of aerosols Dr. Shweta Yadav

Week 12

1 Concept of cloud condensation nuclei Dr. Shweta Yadav


3 Ice particle nuclei Dr. Shweta Yadav


UNIT-V: BEHAVIOUR OF PARTICLES AND GASES IN ATMOSPHERE

Week 13

1 Concept of atmospheric diffusion Dr. Shweta Yadav

2 Qualitative features of atmospheric diffusion

Dr. Shweta Yadav


4 The behaviour and categories of plume Dr. Shweta Yadav

Week 14


2 Effect of plume rise on ground level concentrations of atmospheric constituents.

Dr. Shweta Yadav


4 Transport and diffusion of pollutants Dr. Shweta Yadav

Week 15


2 The gaussian plume mode Dr. Shweta Yadav

3 The derivation of the gaussian plume equation

Dr. Shweta Yadav


Text Books:

1. Finlayson-Pitts, B.J., Pitts J.N., J., (2000): Chemistry of the upper and lower atmosphere-Theory experiments and applications. Academic Press, US.

2. Seinfeld, J.H., Pandis, S.N., (2006): Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics: From Air Pollution to Climate Change. A wiley interscience publication.

3. Wallace John M. Jr., Peter V. Hobbs (2006): Atmospheric Science: An Introductory Survey, 2nd Edition, Academic Press, ISBN: 978-0127329512

4. Gilbert, M. Masters & Ela, W. P. (2007): Introduction to Environmental Engineering and Science. PHI learning Pvt Ltd.

FOUNDATION (COMPULSORY) COURSE Course Code and Title : PGEVS1F008T Environmental Awareness, Planning and Laws

Credit Hours : 02

Total Number of Lectures : 30

Course Teachers : Dr. Pankaj Mehta (Course Coordinator)

Dr. Dinesh Kumar

Teaching Schedule:


UNIT-I: ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS

Week 1

1

Environmental education: formal and in-formal methods; role of media in environmental awareness, role of NGOs, public participation in environmental movements

Dr. Dinesh Kumar


Week 2 1 Continued Dr. Dinesh Kumar

2 Current environmental issues, Stockholm Declaration, Earth summit, Vienna convention

Dr. Dinesh Kumar



Week 4 1

Montreal Protocol, Kyoto Protocol, Agenda 21, Environmental ethics

Dr. Dinesh Kumar


Week 5 1

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

Dr. Dinesh Kumar


UNIT-II: ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING

Week 6 1 Basic concepts of environmental planning

Dr. Pankaj Mehta


Week 7 1 Rain water harvesting

Dr. Pankaj Mehta


Week 8

1 Coastal regulation zone management Dr. Pankaj Mehta

2 Continued Dr. Pankaj

Mehta

Week 9

1 Cost-benefit analysis-its relevance, concept of consumer surplus, willingness to pay and accept, travel cost approach, Hedonic price approach

Dr. Pankaj

Mehta

2 Continued Dr. Pankaj

Mehta

Week 10 1 Continued Dr. Pankaj

Mehta

2 A Case study Dr. Pankaj

Mehta

UNIT-III: ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS

Week 11 1

The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act

Dr. Dinesh Kumar


Week 12 1 The Air ( Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act

Dr. Dinesh Kumar


Week 13 1 The Environmental Protection Act

Dr. Dinesh Kumar


Week 14 1 Wild Life Protection Act 1972

Dr. Dinesh Kumar


Week 15 1 Biological Diversity Act

Dr. Dinesh Kumar

2 Forest conservation Act Dr. Dinesh Kumar

REFERENCE BOOKS:

1. Steie, G. Economics and Environment 2. Saxena, K.D. Environmental Planning, Policies & Programmes in India 3. Diwan, P. Environmental Administration and Law 4. Garg, V.K., Bishnoi, M.S., Malik, C.P. An introductory text of environmental

policies and law

Semester III

The courses to be taught during the Semester- III of the Academic Session are according to revised syllabus. Course Matrix and Teaching Schedule of these courses is given as under:

Course Matrix

Course Code Course Title Credit

Hours

CIA MSE ESE Total

CORE COURSES

PGEVS3C001T Environmental Technology 4 25 25 50 100

PGEVS3C002T Environmental Pollution and Control

4 25 25 50 100

PGEVS3C003T Atmospheric Science and Climate Change

4 25 25 50 100

PGEVS3C004L Lab Course-III 4 40 -- 60 100

FOUNDATION COURSE

PGEVS3F005T Remote Sensing and GIS 2 12.5 12.5 25 50

INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSE

PGEVS3I006T Introduction to Ecology and Environmental Sciences

4 25 25 50 100

Total Credit Hours 22 550

CIA: Continuous Internal Assessment; MSE: Mid Semester Exam; ESE: End Semester Exam

TEACHING PLAN CORE COURSES Course Code and Title : PGEVS3C001T, Environmental Technology Credit Hours : 04 Total Number of Lectures : 60 Course Teachers : Prof. G.K. Sehgal Teaching Schedule:

Topic Teacher

Week Lectures per day

UNIT-I: TYPES OF MICROBES AND THEIR IMPORTANCE

1

1 Environmental Microbiology: definition, concept, scope and Importance

Prof. G.K. Sehgal

2 Classification and structure of Microorganisms (Fungi, Bacteria, Virus)

Prof. G.K. Sehgal



2

1 Microbes in Agriculture : bio-fertilizers Prof. G.K. Sehgal

2 Continue Prof. G.K. Sehgal

3 Food Microbiology - micro-organisms of food ,microbes in food production

Prof. G.K. Sehgal


3


2 Food spoilage – fish and meat, Food poisoning and its prevention

Prof. G.K. Sehgal



UNIT-II: MICROBES AND ENVIRONMENT

4

1

Microbial Methods: Types of Culture, Techniques used in Enrichment of Culture, Method of Pure Culture, Preparation, Maintenance and Preservation of Microbial Culture (Pour plate, Streak plate and Spread plate) Sterilization and Disinfection

Prof. G.K. Sehgal


3 Microbes and Environment: Role of microorganisms in natural system and artificial system

Prof. G.K. Sehgal

4 Influence of Microbes on the Earth‟s Environment and Inhabitants, Ecological impacts of microbes

Prof. G.K. Sehgal

5

1 Microbes and Nutrient cycles Prof. G.K. Sehgal

2 Microbial communication system, Quorum sensing

Prof. G.K. Sehgal

3 Microbial fuel cells, Prebiotics and Probiotics, Vaccines

Prof. G.K. Sehgal


6

1 Environmental problems & Environmental monitoring through microorganism

Prof. G.K. Sehgal

2 Microbiology of water, air and soil Prof. G.K. Sehgal

3 Microbes as pathological agent in plant,

animal and man

Prof. G.K. Sehgal

4 Environmental Aspects of Infectious Diseases (Water Born Diseases)

Prof. G.K. Sehgal

UNIT- III: BASIC BIOTECHNOLOGY

7

1 Structure and function of DNA, Gene

expression

Prof. G.K. Sehgal

2 Introduction to cloning and recombinant DNA technology/genetic engineering

Prof. G.K. Sehgal

3

Restriction enzymes, cloning vectors,

agarose and polyacrylamide gel

electrophoresis

Prof. G.K. Sehgal

4

Automated DNA sequencing, genome

resources, PCR

Prof. G.K. Sehgal

8

1

Environmental applications of genetic

engineering

Prof. G.K. Sehgal

2 Development of genetically modified organisms GMOs (Transgenic plants and animals)

Prof. G.K. Sehgal


4 GMO for human welfare

Prof. G.K. Sehgal

9


2 Consequences of GMOs on environment Prof. G.K. Sehgal

3 Issues related to Bt brinjal and Bt cotton Prof. G.K. Sehgal


UNIT-IV: ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

10

1 Environmental biotechnology for pollution control

Prof. G.K. Sehgal

2 Bioremediation: role of microbes, plants and GEMs

Prof. G.K. Sehgal

3 Integrated system for biodegradation of

PCBs, halogenated hydrocarbons , PAHs,

Prof. G.K. Sehgal

pesticides and detergents

4 Biodegradable plastics production from microorganisms

Prof. G.K. Sehgal

11

1 Role of biotechnology in reclamation of wasteland

Prof. G.K. Sehgal

2 Bioprospecting and biopiracy Prof. G.K. Sehgal

3 Biocomposting: microbial process involvement

Prof. G.K. Sehgal

4 Biopesticides production Prof. G.K. Sehgal

12

1 Biomining Prof. G.K. Sehgal

2 Biomethanation Prof. G.K. Sehgal

3 Development of gene probes for environmental remediation

Prof. G.K. Sehgal

4 Biosensors Prof. G.K. Sehgal

Unit-V: NANOTECHNOLOGY AND GREEN TECHNOLOGY

13

1

Nanotechnology: Introduction, scope and

application

Prof. G.K. Sehgal

2 Nanostructures and properties Prof. G.K. Sehgal

3 Metal nanoparticles Prof. G.K. Sehgal

4 Applications of nanoproducts Prof. G.K. Sehgal

14

1 Green technology: Introduction and tools Prof. G.K. Sehgal


3 Basic principles of green technology Prof. G.K. Sehgal

4 Production of green technology based products

Prof. G.K. Sehgal

15

1 Concept of atom economy Prof. G.K. Sehgal

2 Zero waste technology Prof. G.K. Sehgal

3 Biopolymers and Bioplastic

Prof. G.K. Sehgal


REFERENCE BOOKS:

1. Scragg, A. H., Environmental Biotechnology. Oxford University Press.

2. Rittmann, B. E. and McCarty, P.L., Environmental Biotechnology:

Principles and Applications. McGraw Hill.

3. Evans, G.M. and J.C. Furlong. Environmental Biotechnology: Theory and

Application. John Wiley and Sons Publication.

4. Purohit, Agrobios Microbiology 6th ed.

5. Wise, D.L. Global Environmental Biotechnology

6. Hans Peter Schmauder, Methods in Biotechnology

7. Ratledge, C. and Kristiansen, B. Basic Biotechnology. Cambridge

University Press, Cambridge.

8. Jjemba, P.K. Environmental Microbiology – Theory and Application.

Science Pub. Inc., USA.

9. Olguin, C. J., Sanchez, G., Hernandez. E. Environmental Biotechnology

and Cleaner Bioprocesses. Taylor & Francis.

Course Code and Title : PGEVS3C002T, Environmental Pollution and Control

Credit Hours : 04 Total Number of Lectures : 60 Course Teachers : Dr. Pankaj Mehta (Course Coordinator) Dr. Shweta Yadav Dr. Dinesh Kumar Teaching Schedule:


UNIT-I: INTRODUCTION

Week 1

1 Air Pollution: Types, sources and classification of air pollutants;

Dr. Shweta Yadav

2 Gaseous pollutants and particulate matter (PM 10 PM 2.5).

Dr. Shweta Yadav

3 Air pollution due to automobile: sources, emissions from gasoline, Petrol and diesel powered vehicles exhaust emission

Dr. Shweta Yadav


Week 2

1 Effect of air pollution on plants, animals and human health, General methods of control of gaseous pollutants-scrubbers, condensers

Dr. Shweta Yadav



4 Control equipment for particulate matter-gravity settling chambers,

Dr. Shweta Yadav

Week 3


2 Cyclone, fabric filters, electrostatic precipitators, Hybrid filter (combination of ESP and Bag house)

Dr. Shweta Yadav


4 Control of automobile sources of emissions Dr. Shweta Yadav

UNIT-II: WATER POLLUTION

Week

4

1 Water Pollution: Types, sources and

classification Dr. Pankaj Mehta


3 Industrial effluents characteristics of effluents from different industries (pulp and paper mills, oil exploration and refinery)

Dr. Pankaj Mehta


Week

5

1 Water quality standards proposed by national and international agencies

Dr. Pankaj Mehta

2 Estuarine pollution & marine pollution Dr. Pankaj Mehta


4 Eutrophication – causes, effects and control

measures Dr. Pankaj Mehta

Week 6

1 Waste water characteristics-Domestic waste water, Sewage treatment:

Dr. Pankaj Mehta

preliminary, primary, secondary and tertiary treatment



4 Process description of aerobic and anaerobic processes.

Dr. Pankaj Mehta

Week 7


2 Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Bed reactor (UASB)

Dr. Pankaj Mehta

UNIT-III: NOISE AND RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION

3

Noise Pollution: types, sources, consequences; measurement of noise pollution, threshold hearing level and abatement measures

Dr. Dinesh Kumar


Week 8




4 Radio-active Pollution: types, sources and consequences

Dr. Dinesh Kumar

Week 9

1 Biological effects of ionizing radiation‟s: the interactions of radiation‟s with cells – various stages, somatic and genetic effect; maximum permissible dose

Dr. Dinesh Kumar



4 Parameters affecting the radiation monitoring - personal monitoring equipment‟s; Disposal and management of radioactive waste

Dr. Dinesh Kumar

Week 10



UNIT-IV: SOIL POLLUTION

3 Sources of soil pollution: industrial effluents, fertilizers, pesticides, heavy metals and waste disposal

Dr. Pankaj Mehta


Week 1 Continued Dr. Pankaj Mehta

11 2 Effects of soil pollutants on flora , fauna and ground water

Dr. Pankaj Mehta


4 Solid-waste Pollution: types, sources and consequences

Dr. Pankaj Mehta

Week

12


2 Waste management practices Dr. Pankaj Mehta

3 Continued

Unit-V: THERMAL OIL and E-WASTE POLLUTION

4 Thermal pollution : sources, impact and control Dr. Pankaj Mehta

Week

13


2 Oil pollution ;sources of oil spillage and impact, factors effecting fate of oil spillage

Dr. Pankaj Mehta



Week 14

1 E-waste : generation, sources, types and constituents

Dr. Pankaj Mehta


3 Environmental consequences and management of E-waste Dr. Pankaj Mehta


Week 15


2 Bio indicators of Pollution Dr. Pankaj Mehta



REFERENE BOOKS:

1. Introduction to Environmental Engineering and Science- Gilbert M Masters.

2. Environmental Engineering –Peavy and Rowe. McGraw Hill.

3. Environmental Engineering-Gerard Kiely (Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing

Company

4. De, A. K. Environmental Chemistry. New age International (P) Ltd., New

Delhi, India.2000

5. Baird, S.K. Environmental Chemistry. W. H. Freeman & Co.

Course Code and Title : MEVS 305 Atmospheric Science and Climate Change

Credit Hours : 04 Total Number of Lectures : 60 Course Teacher(s) : Dr. Shweta Yadav (Course Coordinator)

Dr Dinesh Kumar Teaching Schedule:


UNIT-I INTRODUCTION

Week 1

1 Structure and composition of the atmosphere

Dr. Shweta Yadav


3 The Earth‟s Radiative Energy Balance Dr. Shweta Yadav


Week 2

1 The concept of radiative forcing Dr. Shweta Yadav


3 Atmospheric Stability Dr. Shweta Yadav


Week 3

1 Cloud Formation Dr. Shweta Yadav


3 Precipitation Dr. Shweta Yadav


UNIT-II: FUNDAMENTALS OF METEOROLOGY

Week 4

1 Weather versus Climate Dr. Shweta Yadav


3 Pressure Gradient Force, Coriolis Force Dr. Shweta Yadav

4 Centrifugal Force, Friction Dr. Shweta Yadav

Week 5


2 Pressure Belts Dr. Shweta Yadav


4 Winds Dr. Shweta Yadav

Week 6


2 Atmospheric circulation models Dr. Shweta Yadav



UNIT-III: THE CLIMATE SYSTEM

Week 7

1 Climate Classification (Koppen) Dr. Shweta Yadav


3 Climate Classification (Thornthwaite) Dr. Shweta Yadav


Week 8

1 Monsoon Dr. Shweta Yadav


3 Western Disturbances Dr. Shweta Yadav


Week 9

1 Jet Streams Dr. Shweta Yadav

2 El-Nino and Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Dr. Shweta Yadav

3 Climate of India Dr. Shweta Yadav


UNIT IV: CLIMATE DYNAMICS AND CHANGE

Week 10

1 The Climate system and the factors responsible for climate change

Dr Dinesh Kumar

2 Continue Dr Dinesh Kumar

3 Climate Variability, Global Dimming versus Global Warming

Dr Dinesh Kumar


Week 11


2 Aerosols and their role in climate change Dr Dinesh Kumar


4 Impact of climate change on important sectors, Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies for Climate Change

Dr Dinesh Kumar

Week 12


UNIT V: ATMOSPHERIC MODELLING

2 Factors across different time scales and their interaction of climate system

Dr Dinesh Kumar



Week 13


2 Elementary models, Numerical models, Discretization

Dr Dinesh Kumar



Week 14


2 Basic concepts of numerical weather prediction, climate modelling

Dr Dinesh Kumar



Week 15


2 Climate Equilibria, Climate Sensitivity and Feedbacks, Global circulation Models (GCM), IPCC report

Dr Dinesh Kumar



REFERENCE BOOKS 1. Frederick K. Lutgens, Edward J. Tarbuck (2010): The Atmosphere: An

Introduction To Meteorology, Phi (Prentice-hall New Arrivals), ISBN: 978-8120344150

2. Wallace John M. Jr., Peter V. Hobbs (2006): Atmospheric Science: An Introductory Survey, 2nd Edition, Academic Press, ISBN: 978-0127329512

3. John H. Seinfeld, Spyros N. Pandis (2006): Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, John Wiley & Sons Inc., ISBN: 978-0-471-72018-8

Course Code and Title : PGEVS3C004L, Lab. Course-III

Credit Hours : 04 Total No. of Contact Hours: 120 Lab./Field hours Course Teachers : Dr. G.K. Sehgal Dr. Pankaj Mehta Dr. Shweta Yadav Dr. Dinesh Kumar

List of the practicals to be conducted and the names of the teachers is given below: (some more practicals shall be added after mid-sem. Examinations)

S. No. Practical Name of faculty

1 To sample and estimate phytoplankton of a local waterbody

Dr. G.K. Sehgal

2

To sample and estimate zooplankton of a local waterbody

Dr. G.K. Sehgal

3 To determine the λ max (wavelength of max. absorption) of solution of KMnO4 using a spectrophotometer

Dr. Pankaj Mehta

4 To verify Beer‟s law and apply it to find the concentration of given unknown solution

Dr. Pankaj Mehta

5 To estimation Fluoride content in the given water sample

Dr. Pankaj Mehta

6 To determine Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) of a waste water sample

Dr. Pankaj Mehta

7 To estimate Nitrate content in the given water sample

Dr. Pankaj Mehta

8 To perform multivariate statistical analysis of environmental dataset

Dr. Shweta Yadav

9 To sample and determine Sulphur dioxide (SO2) concentration in ambient air (Improved West and Gaeke Method).

Dr. Shweta Yadav

10 To determine concentration of Ozone in ambient air (Chemical Method)

Dr. Shweta Yadav

11 To determine concentration of Ammonia in ambient air (Indophenol Method)

Dr. Shweta Yadav

12 To perform long term time series analysis of climate data.

Dr. Shweta Yadav

13 To perform test of significance using the given data using paired-t-test.

Dr. Dinesh Kumar

14 To extract spatial feature from SOI toposheet after georeferencing.

Dr. Dinesh Kumar

15 To make supervised classification of landsat satellite imagery to generate LULC.

Dr. Dinesh Kumar

16 To apply image processing technique on provided satellite data.

Dr. Dinesh Kumar

FOUNDATION COURSE

Course Code and Title : PGEVS3F005T, Remote Sensing and GIS

Credit Hours : 02 Total Number of Lectures : 30 Course Teacher(s) : Dr. Dinesh Kumar

Teaching Schedule:


UNIT I: REMOTE SENSING AND IMAGE INTERPRETATION

Week 1 1

Remote Sensing – fundamentals, Platforms in remote sensing, Satellites and their characteristics

Dr. Dinesh Kumar



2 Basic principles, types, steps and elements of image interpretation

Dr. Dinesh Kumar



Week 4 1

Concept of digital image processing. Image enhancement techniques, Concept of Spatial Filtering and edge Enhancement

Dr. Dinesh Kumar


Week 5 1

Continued Dr. Dinesh Kumar


Week 6 1

Concept of Supervised and unsupervised classification and classification accuracy assessment

Dr. Pankaj Mehta


UNIT II: FUNDAMENTALS OF GIS AND GPS

Week 7 1

GIS concepts, Coordinate system and projections, GIS data modelling

Dr. Dinesh Kumar




Week 9 1

Basic concepts of cartography, Data structures- vector and raster data

Dr. Dinesh Kumar


Week 10


2 Data inputting, data storage, data editing, Hardware and Software requirement for GIS.

Dr. Pankaj Mehta



Week 12


2 Basic principles of global positioning system (GPS). GPS measurements and accuracy of GPS

Dr. Dinesh Kumar

Week 13

UNIT III: APPLICATION OF GIS AND REMOTE SENSING

1 Remote sensing based land use/land cover mapping.

2 Remote Sensing & GIS application in hazard zonation mapping.

Dr. Dinesh Kumar

Week 14 1

Remote sensing of water resources, Drainage mapping, flood mapping

Dr. Dinesh Kumar


Week 15


2 Remote sensing application in forest cover mapping.

Dr. Dinesh Kumar

REFERENCE BOOKS:

1. Lillesand Kiefer Chipman: Remote sensing and Inmage interpretation, Willey

2. Stephen Wise: GIS Fundamentals (Second Edition), CRC Press

3. Robert A. Schowengerdt: Remote Sensing, Elsevier

INTERDISPLINARY COURSE

Course Code and Title : PGEVS3I006T, Introduction to Ecology and

Environmental Sciences

Credit Hours : 04

Total Number of Lectures : 60 Course Teacher(s) : Prof H.S. Sahgal Dr Dinesh Kumar

Teaching Schedule


UNIT I: INTRODUCTION TO ECOLOGY

Week 1

1 Introduction to Ecology and environmental sciences

Prof H.S. Sahgal

2 Continued Prof H.S. Sahgal

3 Branches of ecology Prof H.S. Sahgal


Week 2

1

Ecological factors a) Abiotic b) Biotic c) Edaphic

Prof H.S. Sahgal




Week 3


2 Law of Minimum and law of Tolerance Prof H.S. Sahgal



UNIT II: COMPONENTS OF ENVIRONMENT

Week 4

1 Atmosphere Dr Dinesh Kumar

2 Continued Dr Dinesh Kumar


4 Hydrosphere Dr Dinesh Kumar

Week 1 Continued Dr Dinesh Kumar

5 2 Continued

Dr Dinesh Kumar

3 Lithosphere Dr Dinesh Kumar


Week 6


2 Biosphere and its components Dr Dinesh Kumar



UNIT III: INTRODUCTION TO ECOSYSTEM

Week 7

1 Concept of Ecosystem Dr Dinesh Kumar



4 Energy flow in Ecosystem Dr Dinesh Kumar

Week 8


2 Primary and secondary Productivity Dr Dinesh Kumar



Week 9

1 Concept of Food chain, Food Web and Ecological Pyramids

Dr Dinesh Kumar




UNIT IV: NATURAL RESOURCES AND THEIR CONSERVATION

Week 10

1 Concept of Reserve and Resource Prof H.S. Sahgal



4 Classification of Natural Resources Prof H.S. Sahgal

Week 11



3 Renewable and Non-renewable Resources: water, land, minerals, etc.Continue

Prof H.S. Sahgal


Week 12


2 Resource management and Conservation Continued

Prof H.S. Sahgal



Week 13

UNIT V: ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

1 Global Warming and Climate change Dr Dinesh Kumar



4 Ozone Layer depletion and UV-Exposure Dr Dinesh Kumar

Week 14



3 Deforestation Dr Dinesh Kumar


Week 15

1 Acid Rain Dr Dinesh Kumar


3 Smog Dr Dinesh Kumar


REFERENCE BOOKS:

1. Kormandy, E.J. Concepts of Ecology. 4th Edition. PHI Learning, New Delhi.2012

2. Odum, E.P. and Barrett, G.W. Fundamentals of Ecology. 4th Edition. Cengage Learning India Private Limited.2012

3. Subramanyam, N.S and Sabamurty, A.V.S 2nd Edition. Narosa Publishing House 2011.

4. Dash, M.C. Fundamentals of Ecology. 3rd Edition. Tata Mc Graw Hill 2011. 5. Vishwanathan Prasad. An introduction to Environment. Rawat Publications.

2012. 6. Vasudevan, Essentials of Environmental Science. Atlantic Publishers. 2011. 7. Tiwari, S.K. Environmental Science. Atlantic Publishers. 2011. 8. Karki, M.M.S. Concise Encyclopaedia of Environment. Atlantic Publishers and

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