Environmental pollution and conservation

Paper Code: 
ZOL 612
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives:

This course will enable the students to -

  1. Understand about Global environment, Hydrosphere, Lithosphere, Atmosphere, Biosphere
  2. Describe Natural resources and their Management
  3. Describe causes of Environmental pollution and preventive measures
  4. To be familiar with the Greenhouse effect, Ozone layer Depletion, El Nino and La Nina Effects
  5. To gain knowledge about the effect of Radiation on Environment
  6. Describe Basic concepts of Bioaccumulation, Biomagnifications, and Biodegradation of pollutants.
  7. Discuss Wild Life Conservation, Biodiversity hotspots etc.
  8. Describe the Problems and the solutions of urbanization

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course

Learning outcomes

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment

Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

ZOL 612

Environmental pollution and conservation

Students will be able

CO 107: Understand about Global environment, Hydrosphere, Lithosphere, Atmosphere, Biosphere

CO 108: Describe Natural resources and should be able to understand their Management

CO 109: Describe causes of Environmental pollution and preventive measures

CO 110: Describe the Greenhouse effect, Ozone layer Depletion, El Nino and La Nina Effects

CO 111: Describe Wild Life Conservation, Biodiversity hotspots etc. and the Problems and the solutions of urbanization

The approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstration, PowerPoint presentations, Explanation by videos

Learning activities for the students:

Self learningassignments, Effective questions, Simulation, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks, Field practical

 

 

 

Class test

Semester end examinations,

Quiz,

Assignments,

Presentation

Surprise test

Open book test

 

 


9.00
Unit I: 
UNIT I

Environment and its concepts

Global environment.
Hydrosphere.
Lithosphere.
Atmosphere
Biosphere
Natural resources: Present status and future needs.
Management of natural resources: Renewable (Forests, Water) and Nonrenewable (Water, soil, minerals and energy)

9.00
Unit II: 
UNIT II

Environmental pollution I:

General outline and various types of pollutants.
A detailed account of pollution of water, air and soil

Environment pollution II:
Sources and remedies for thermal, noise, industrial, chemical, agrochemical. insecticides and pesticides and household pollutants.
Pollution control strategies

9.00
Unit III: 
UNIT III

Greenhouse effect.
Ozone layer Depletion.
El Nino and La Nina Effects
Radiation and Environment:

Types of Radiation.
Sources of Radiation pollution
Fall out.

Effects of Radiation.
Nuclear Accident
Basic concepts of Bioaccumulation, Biomagnifications, Biodegradation of pollutants

9.00
Unit IV: 
UNIT IV

Wildlife Management and Conservation:

  • Definition
  • Reasons for conservation and destruction of wildlife
  • Value of wildlife in modern civilization

Biodiversity hotspots and Megadiversity countries; Biodiversity Acts; Biopiracy

 

9.00
Unit V: 
UNIT V

International efforts for conservation of Biodiversity: CITES (Convention on international trade in endangered species)Appendices I &II

Convention on Biological Diversity(CBD)

Red Data Book:Indian species at risk- endangered , vulnerable, rare and intermediate

IUCN

 

Essential Readings: 

 

  • Fundamentals of ecology; Odum, E.P.; W.B.Saunders, New Delhi.
  • Environmental Biology; Verma P.S.and Agarwal U.K; S. Chand &Co. NewDelhi
  • Environmental science-S.C. Santra, New Central Book Agency.
  • Soil and the Environment: An introduction Alanwild, Cambridge press.

 

 

Academic Year: 
2020-2021
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