ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

1-General Course Information

Course Details

Course Code

ZOL-709

Course Title

ENVIORNMENTAL SCIENCE

Course Coordinator

Dr.Aima Iram Batool

Coordinating Department

Department of Zoology

Term

Semester 1

Level

Post Graduate

Contact Hour

Up to 3 hours per week


This course will be delivered by the following means:Learning & Teaching Modes

3 X 1-hour lectures per week

2-Course Description

This course is designed around three core themes- i) understanding of environmental issues ,2) investigations of environmental changes & impacts and 3) prediction and mitigation of environmental issues. This course examines environmental issues through many lenses, including ecology, economics, ethics and policy analysis. This course also explores laws and regulatory policies governing to water and air pollution, land use and hazardous waste at national and international levels.

3-Course Learning Outcomes

Acquaint students to understand the scientific bases for current ecological problems

Enable students to assesses the impact of human activity on the environment

It develops students' environmental literacy and enables them to take part in informed debate and action

Develop expertise to update their knowledge continuously, and to design their own research in ecology.

4-Learning Resources

1-Internet Resources

2-Suggested Book Readings

Students may find the following Books helpful:

1.Ian L. Pepper, Charles P. Gerba and Mark L. Brusseau.2006. Environmental & Pollution Science. Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier.

2.Spellman,Frank R 2008.The science of environmental Pollution. Taylor and Francis.

3.Roy M. Harrison (2006). An Introduction to Pollution Science. RSC Publishing.

4.Sokhi,S.Ranjeet.(2008). World Atlas of Atmospheric Pollution. Anthem Press.

5..Richard M. Stapleton, Patricia Hemminger and Susan L. Senecah.2004. Pollution A to Z.

6.Otto Hutzinger.2001. The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry.Springer

7.Marquita K. Hill .2010.Understanding Environmental Pollution. Cambridge university press.

8.Grady, C.P. Leslie.; Daigger, Glen T.; Lim, Henry C .Biological Wastewater Treatment,

9.Murphy, Enda and Eoin King .2004.Environmental Noise Pollution :Noise Mapping, Public Health, and Policy.

10.Bhola R. Gurjar, Luisa T. Molina, C.S. P. Ojha .2010.Air Pollution_ Health and Environmental Impacts.CRC press

11.Paul Mac Berthouex and Linfield C. Brown. 2015. Pollution and prevention control. Part I.

12.Nicholafs! Cheremisinoff.2001. Handbook of Pollution Prevention practices.

5- Assessment Criteria

Assessment Summary

Written Exam

Mid-term :30

Final term :50

Sessional :20 (Class Participation, timely assignment submission)

Course Grading

Grades in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following criteria:

Marks

Grade

0 - 39

F

40 – 49         

D

50 -  64        

C

65 - 79

B

80-100

A

6-Weekly Class Schedule

Weekly Schedule

Topics and Readings

  

 

 

Week 1

Lesson 1

Introductory Concepts, History of pollution through time line generation,

Pollutants what they are and their types will be part of this lesson

Suggested Book Readings:

The science of environmental Pollution

Week 2

Lesson 2 :

Pollutants attributes making them more or less dangerous will be part of this lesson.

Along with this concept Pollution control will be discussed with special emphasize on

Air Pollution Control and Water Pollution Control

Suggested Book Readings:

Understanding Environmental Pollution

Week 3

Lesson 3:

This lesson will deal with regulation of pollutant discharge (direct discharge, diffuse sources),

Legal and economic aspects of pollution will be part of discussion as well.

 

Suggested Book Readings:

Pollution A to Z

Understanding Environmental Pollution

https://books.google.com.pk/books?id=1kFbRYQUqcAC&lpg=PP1&dq=

pollution%20control&pg=PR8#v=onepage&q=pollution%20control&f=false

Week 4

Lesson 4:

Principles related to pollution prevention practices will be discussed.

Pollution prevention practices in different industrial units will also be kept under discussion.

Suggested Book Readings:

Handbook of Pollution Prevention practices

https://books.google.com.pk/books?id=V5UK_Qj3uBAC&lpg=PP1&dq=Pollution%20prevention%20%20practices&pg=

PR11#v=onepage&q=Pollution%20prevention%20%20practices&f=false

Week 5

Lesson 5:

Issues and challenges related to water pollution will be part of this lesson.

Ground water and   Drinking water pollution will be discussed.

Safe limits set by WHO and National levels will be also part of conversation.

Suggested Book Readings:

Understanding Environmental Pollution

https://books.google.com.pk/books?id=

hr5LVB3naEQC&lpg=PP1&dq=water%20pollution&pg

=PR5#v=onepage&q=water%20pollution&f=false

 

Week 6

Lesson 6:

Composition of polluted water will be discussed. This lesson encompasses types of water

contaminates (Physical, Chemical and Biological).

Chemical properties of contaminates will be talked about too.

Suggested Book Readings:

Understanding Environmental Pollution

Week 7

Lesson 7:

Major Source of water pollutants and Fate of Pollutants will be part of this week debate.

Strategies to Slowing down water pollution, reduction, treatment and remediation will be discussed.

Suggested Book Readings:

Pollution and prevention control. Part I

Understanding Environmental Pollution

Week 8

Lesson 8:

Overview of drinking water pollution national and global view will be part of discussion.

point non-point sources will highlight.

Suggested Book Readings:

Understanding Environmental Pollution

 

Week 9

Lesson 9:

Waste water treatment methods (primary, secondary and tertiary) in use

will be taught along with their pros and cons.

Suggested Book Readings:

Biological Wastewater Treatment,

Week 10

Lesson 10:

Perspective of air pollution will be discussed.

Inherent properties of air pollutants will be talked about.

Suggested Book Readings:

The science of environmental Pollution

Air Pollution_ Health and Environmental Impacts

Week 11

Lesson 11 :

Sources of air pollutants will be find out. Basic discussion would be related to Sulphur dioxide,

carbon mono-oxides, nitrogen oxides and volatile compounds.

Suggested Book Readings:

The science of environmental Pollution

Week 12

Lesson 12 :

Air quality status will be topic of discussion from national and international perspective.

Suggested Book Readings:

Pollution and prevention control. Part I

An Introduction to Pollution Science

 

Week 13

Lesson 13 :

Effects of air pollution will be discussed and measurement and monitoring tactics will be checked.

Suggested Book Readings:

Air Pollution_ Health and Environmental Impacts

https://books.google.com.pk/books?id=4AV2Wds_

NZAC&lpg=PP1&dq=AIR%20%20pollution

%20INTRODUCTION&pg=PR11#v=onepage&q&f=false

Week 14

Lesson 14:

Noise Pollution, its classification and Measuring technique will be part of this lesson

 Suggested Book Readings:

Environmental Noise Pollution

Week 15

Lesson 15:

Health damage from noise will be kept under discussion.

 Suggested Book Readings:

Environmental Noise Pollution

https://books.google.com.pk/books?id=WrSSIUdDmQ4C&lpg=PP1&dq=Noise%20

Pollution&pg=PR11#v=onepage&q=Noise%20Pollution&f=false

Week 16

Lesson 16:

Effective Control measures  for noise pollution will be discussed.

 Suggested Book Readings:

Environmental Noise Pollution
 
 

7- Course Timetable:

 

Time Table Dr.Aima Iram Batool

Day

Timing

Class

Semester

Program

Subject

Thursday

02:00 pm

MPHIL

1st 

Regular

Environmental Sciences

Thursday

03:00 pm

MPHIL

1st

Regular

Environmental Sciences

Friday

02:00:00 pm

MPHIL

1st

Regular

Environmental Sciences

 

 

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