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12 Definitions 13 Types of Environment 1-4 Components of the Environment 1S Scope of Environmental Sudies 16 tpt (x) Sign of Bonne suis 1.7 Need for Public Awareness, 18 Eeolgy, 19 Bconystem, 1.10 Types of Ecosystem LL Sauce (or) Components of an Esosystem 1L12 Function of an Ecosystem... 1.13 Eneegy Flow in the Boosystems 1.14 Ecological Succession... +. LIS Biodiversy 116 Clasieaion (on) Levels (0) Type of Biodivesiy LIT Values of Biodiversity. 118 India ws Mepedversiy Nation. 1.19 Hocspots of Biodiversity. 1.20 Hot Spots of Biodeversity In India 1.21 Threats to Bioiversiy 122 Endangered and Endemic Species of Inia 1.23 Conservation of Biodiversity 124 Types (or) Suategy of Bisivesity Conservation... 1.25 Part B Questions. Ss 21 tnodssuon 22 Air Polation 23 Water Pollan 24 Sol Plluion 25 Noise Polluion i 216 Solid Waste Management (x) Wase Sad Management. 127 Hazandous Waste. 218 ¢ - Waste (eecrone Was) 129 Occupational Heath and Safety Management Sys (OHASMS). 2.10 Environmental Protection 2 ree ; at “hI Exergy Motagement and Conseton 42 New Energy Souces 33 Applications of Hydogen Enry 134 Applications of Osean Energy Reoaces 35 Applications of Tidal Envy Coaeson [36 Geothermal PowerPlant (GTE) 37 Pat B Questions Sena “41 Developene 42 GDP (Gross Derestc Product) 43 Susaoaily| 44 From Unvostaibiity to Ssaioiiy 415 Milles Development Goss 46 Sustanbity Pots 447 Stole Development 9 Cue Sradicg «051-0 TTTISTET Tae dg sree wenn 4.31 +433 “43g 4.40 4.10 Carbon Cc 11 Carbon Footprint 4 i Environmental Management, 4.13 Case Studies «+ Part B Questions.» 1 Zero W 2 R Concept (ot) 3R Concept (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle) 5.3 Circular Economy . -- 5.4 ISO 14000 Series .- Material Life Cycle Assessment... . : Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). .... Sustainable Habitat ......600600+ + Green Buildings. Green Materials... Energy Efficiency . . Sustainable Transport Sustainable Energy .. Non-conventional Sources (or) Renewable Energy Sources 5.14 Energy Cycles .. 5.15 Carbon Emission and Sequestration 5.16 Green Engineering. ............ 5.17 Sustainable Urbanization. . 5.18 Socio-economical Change on n Sustainable Urbanization 5.19 Part B Quest Pat A- G ons and Answers ..... Annexure (Tamil Meanings) Qi) mopucrion | | , Environmental pollution may be defined as, “the unfavorable alteration of our surroundings”. It changes the quality of air, water and land which interferes with the health of humans and other life on earth, Pollution are of different kinds depending on the nature of pollutant generated from different sources. (ERE dustry, automobiles, thermal power plants, “farming, nuclear reactors, generate different ‘pes of pollutants causing pollution to air, water bodies and land, 2.1.1 Types of Pollutants 1. Biodegradable pollutants: Biodegradable pollutants decompose rapidly by natural processes. 2. Non-degradable pollutants: Non-degradable pollutants do not decompose (or) decompose slowly in the environment. The slowly decomposed materials are more dangerous because it is more difficult to Defsiton ‘Ae pln may be dein a “the presence ore contannants Tike dest, smo mista amespere which ar injarous 0 human beings es en inal.” ‘The spi industria, fst urbanization, rapid Op e.MH, [Trace 221 Sources of Ait Pollution ‘he sures of air pllson are of 0 1p 1. Nara soures [ROUEN volcanic ertons, forest fires tiie decay, pollen grains, martes, radiocine nates et ‘ese potas are caved by the atu sues 2,. Man-made (anthropogenic) activites 2.2.2 Classification of Air Pollutants Depending. upon the form (origin) of pall sot in ine environment, they are classified & BEE cates, B “ree yl af ee Say soe on bling | ; Snes tit | ly, a pation at 1,0, | 3, sulphur dioxide ($02) ‘wees, soil and aquatic life in lakes. ighly reactive iniating gas with an unpleasant odour that forms ia the ‘eopesphse, It is a major ‘component of photochesical smog, ea ang bens fr best people. Environmental Redoce ws, acid deposition of 1,S0, ean lage ess, sis and aquatic Life in lakes. 4 Supatel paride mater (PH) Desert ince varity of partes and dope (aerosol) ‘They cu be suspends in stmosphoo for short petiods t0 ong pid. (manly doe to chemical reactions among niropn cries tnd hytocarbon by sng ting problems, cvs esse 20 en ation, ere css, secs sine © ol ooumonia Manan Stree las aming coal in ower and industrial plants (40%), Paping diselaad otter fuels in vehicles (17%), ‘ericule, unpaved ras, consrtion ee bye ee SS | e ses es SOE CON Tease i | Caring Emviroumentlefet 1 posses an ily film on the surface and do not 8 such canes a scious problem until they react 0 form Insts a wast dsp tes soul be stag Tastee yc rely dowavind ofthe iy, is cai comeres wo ilp contol the eising tf cbr noose and hyorabons, 1 ened es finds centers 1. The emisin nies shoul be rested o pes Teves by ech and every ida. 2 users of potion contol equipments in the din of pat layat mst be made mandate. 2 Coninons enioing of the amosphere for the olan sel be aed out know the emission te Enipments we cone ir pliation A paca car be redeed by tte ‘following approaches, a + 8 6 1 © To came ae apy of se a rot heal tener Sree coma, Simi mh fe STM Sosing of party bt ashes an dst nts Fie 24 Control methods fr removing parts fom (©) found in some site Buman Sources (cases) ‘Suface rw, ides! ffs and ochld lems ects (Con make Sesh voter umoble for king sigan (Causes skin canes and eck Sama Damage te erous syste, ver and Kays Harm fs acd ter agate ie (0), Loner erp vit i) Aces orion of es PS 2._Orypn Dest Wats (Dsaved oxygen) DREN Oreinic wastes such o5 animal manure and] te ann decane i (engine) baer, seatun cx dita ogg so pe) Be mt of 9 (i) arm i ad wild ie lat Navies (BRODIE er soase compounds containing nitrate (905), phosphate (POE) and amo Human Sources (exuses) Sevage, mini, td ruff of spicltaland ban ‘ypes of indus plats ‘witha in Unied Stats power pans, ‘Huruan Soares (causes) ans ude ocd deposition and runoff of into surface water from cropland, ngged forests, urban 232 Characteristics (or) Testing of river Water (waste water) ‘oxygen (DO) is the amount of oxysen ven quintty of water at a particular the suppon of cer aguie i en me ‘river pollution. ‘ © Wis an imponant inlicstion ofthe amount ‘4% Ghomical Oxygen Demand (COD) COD is the amount of oxygen required f tnd domestic sewage may be ued ee as ET a = iw Fa. cone iy pene romans ee (methods) of water pollution process and ties only 3 hous, ch in public hs engineering sbould be encouraged ‘The posse rise (a) rele of tated snags vets and Indl wases sa eee ‘courage. seis a5 natura sr conditioner, Frets in and around big. cies and 2.34 Waste Water (or) Sewage Trestment Treatment process ‘The sewage (of) vase wucr ween poet layolies the flowing sen ator yaoi ee, I ems HO te cores decating was. Tis doe by cg Fier eta ge pcs. Epovementl Poluson apa lit: “Te ow sheet dagran of sevagevearens scvige eff ‘he secondary treatment, the Sewige

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