DEVI AHILYA VISHWAVIDYALAYA, DAVV INDORE Syllabus
M.Sc. (APPLIED CHEMISTRY) Fourth-4th-IV Semester Curriculum/ Syllabus
MAP-402: Environmental Chemistry Syllabus
Unit I : Environment
Introduction. Composition of atmosphere, vertical temperature, temperature inversion, heat budget of the earth, atmospheric system, vertical stability atmosphere, Biochemical cycles of C, N, P, S and O. Biodistribution of elements.
Hydrosphere
Chemical composition of water bodies-lakes, streams, rivers and wet lands etc.
Hydrosphere
Chemical composition of water bodies-lakes, streams, rivers and wet lands etc.
Hydrological cycle
Aquatic pollution – Inorganic,organic, pesticide, agriculture, industrial and sewage, detergents, oil spills and oil pollutants. Water quality parameters – dissolved oxygen, biochemical oxygen demand, solids, metals, content of chloride, sulphate, phosphate, nitrate and microorganisms. Water quality standards. Analytical methods of measuring BOD, DO, COD, F, Oils, metals (As, Cd, Cr, Hg, Pb, Se etc.),residual chloride and chlorine demand. Purification and treatment of water.
Aquatic pollution – Inorganic,organic, pesticide, agriculture, industrial and sewage, detergents, oil spills and oil pollutants. Water quality parameters – dissolved oxygen, biochemical oxygen demand, solids, metals, content of chloride, sulphate, phosphate, nitrate and microorganisms. Water quality standards. Analytical methods of measuring BOD, DO, COD, F, Oils, metals (As, Cd, Cr, Hg, Pb, Se etc.),residual chloride and chlorine demand. Purification and treatment of water.
Unit II : Soils
Composition, micro and macro nutrients, pollution – fertilizers, pesticides, plastics and metals. Waste treatment.
Atmosphere : Chemical composition of atmosphere – particles, ions and radicals and their formation. Chemical and photochemical reactions in atmosphere, smog formation, oxides of N, C, S, O and their effect, pollution by chemicals, petroleum, minerals, chlorofluorohydrocarbons. Green house effect, acid rain, air pollution controls and their chemistry. Analytical methods for measuring air pollutants. Continuous monitoring instruments.
Atmosphere : Chemical composition of atmosphere – particles, ions and radicals and their formation. Chemical and photochemical reactions in atmosphere, smog formation, oxides of N, C, S, O and their effect, pollution by chemicals, petroleum, minerals, chlorofluorohydrocarbons. Green house effect, acid rain, air pollution controls and their chemistry. Analytical methods for measuring air pollutants. Continuous monitoring instruments.
Unit III : Industrial Pollution
Cement, sugar, distillery, drug, paper and pulp, thermal power plants, nuclear power plants, metallurgy. Polymers, drugs etc.
Environmental disasters – Cherbonyl, Three mile island, Seveso and minamata disasters,Japan tsunami
Environmental disasters – Cherbonyl, Three mile island, Seveso and minamata disasters,Japan tsunami
Unit IV : Environmental Toxicology
Toxic heavy metals : Mercury, lead, arsenic and cadmium. Causes of toxicity. Bioaccumulation, sources of heavy metals. Chemical speciation of Hg, Pb, As, and Cd. Biochemical and damaging effects.
Toxic Organic Compound : Pesticides, classification, properties and uses of organochlorine and ionospheres pesticides detection and damaging effects.
Toxic Organic Compound : Pesticides, classification, properties and uses of organochlorine and ionospheres pesticides detection and damaging effects.
Books Suggested
1. Environmental Chemistry, S.E. Mahan, Lewis Publishers.
2. Environmental Chemistry, Sharma & Kaur, Krishna Publishers.
3. Environmental Chemistry, A.K. De, Wiley Eastern
4. Environmental Pollution Analysis, S.M. Khopkar, Wiley Eastern
5. Standard Method of Chemical Analysis, F.J. Welcher Vol. III, Van Nostrand Reinhold Co.
6. Environmental Toxicology, Ed. S. Landsberger and M. Creatchman, Gordon and Breach Science Publication.
7. Enviromental Chemistry, C. Baird, W.H. Freeman.
2. Environmental Chemistry, Sharma & Kaur, Krishna Publishers.
3. Environmental Chemistry, A.K. De, Wiley Eastern
4. Environmental Pollution Analysis, S.M. Khopkar, Wiley Eastern
5. Standard Method of Chemical Analysis, F.J. Welcher Vol. III, Van Nostrand Reinhold Co.
6. Environmental Toxicology, Ed. S. Landsberger and M. Creatchman, Gordon and Breach Science Publication.
7. Enviromental Chemistry, C. Baird, W.H. Freeman.
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