ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY

EAS105/EAS205 : ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY

UNIT-I
Definition, Scope & Importance, Need For Public Awareness- Environment definition, Eco system – Balanced
ecosystem, Human activities – Food, Shelter, Economic and social Security.
3
Effects of human activities on environment-Agriculture, Housing, Industry, Mining and Transportation
activities, Basics of Environmental Impact Assessment. Sustainable Development.
UNIT-II
Natural Resources- Water Resources- Availability and Quality aspects. Water borne diseases, Water induced
diseases, Fluoride problem in drinking water. Mineral Resources, Forest Wealth, Material cycles- Carbon,
Nitrogen and Sulphur Cycles.
4
3
Energy – Different types of energy, Electro-magnetic radiation. Conventional and Non-Conventional sources –
Hydro Electric, Fossil Fuel based, Nuclear, Solar, Biomass and Bio-gas. Hydrogen as an alternative future
source of Energy.
UNIT-III
Environmental Pollution and their effects. Water pollution, Land pollution. Noise pollution, Public Health
aspects, Air Pollution, Solid waste management.
3
4
Current Environmental Issues of Importance : Population Growth, Climate Change and Global warming-
Effects, Urbanization, Automobile pollution.
Acid Rain, Ozone Layer depletion, Animal Husbandry.
UNIT-IV
Environmental Protection- Role of Government, Legal aspects, Initiatives by Non-governmental Organizations
(NGO), Environmental Education, Women Education.
Text Books
1.Environmental Studies – Benny Joseph – Tata McgrawHill-2005
2.Environmental Studies – Dr. D.L. Manjunath, Pearson Education-2006.
3.Environmental studies – R. Rajagopalan – Oxford Publication - 2005.
4.Text book of Environmental Science & Technology – M. Anji Reddy – BS Publication..
Reference Books
1.Principles of Environmental Science and Engineering – P. Venugoplan Rao, Prentice Hall of India.
2.Environmental Science and Engineering – Meenakshi, Prentice Hall India.






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