Environmental pollution and Conservation

Paper Code: 
ZOL 612
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
This course will enable the students to -
 
  • Understand about Global environment, Hydrosphere, Lithosphere, Atmosphere, Biosphere
  • Aware of Natural resources and their Management
  • Surmise the causes of Environmental pollution and preventive measures 
  • Familiarize the Greenhouse effect, Ozone layer Depletion, El Nino and La Nina Effects
  • Gain knowledge about the effect of Radiation on Environment
  • Describe Basic concepts of Bioaccumulation, Biomagnifications, and Biodegradation of pollutants.
  • Discuss WildLife Conservation, Biodiversity hotspots etc.
  • Explore 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 

CO 107: Value Global environment, Hydrosphere, Lithosphere, Atmosphere, Biosphere

CO 108: Support Management of Natural resources 

CO 109: Investigate causes of Environmental pollution and preventive measures 

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

CO 111: Defend WildLife and Biodiversity hotspots etc. and Solve the Problems of urbanization

The approach in teaching:

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

Learning activities for the students:

Self learning assignments, 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; VermaP.S.andAgarwal 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: 
2021-2022
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