Subject Code CE53005 Subject Name Principles of Environmental Engineering

Credits 3 Lectures 2.5

Hours/Week
GPA/NGPA GPA Labs/Assignments/Tutorials 3/4, 3/4, 0
Semester 5 Pre-Requisites None

Learning After completing this subject, students should be able to:

Outcomes
1. Discuss the role of environmental engineering in achieving resource
conservation, environmental protection and sustainability
2. Identify different pollution sources, their impacts and device mitigation
strategies and/or control technologies
3. Describe principles of water and wastewater treatment systems and solid
waste management
4. Comprehend national environmental legislation and compliance with
regulatory framework related to environmental quality and protection
5. Discuss global environmental problems, agreements and treaties

Topics 1. Introduction to Environmental Engineering [1 h]

2. Ecology and the Environment [8 h]

• Fundamentals of Ecology – (1.5 h)

• Principles of Mass and Energy Transfer – (1 h)
• Reaction Kinetics – (1 h)
• Hydrological Cycle – (0.5 h)
• Biogeochemical Cycles – (2 h)
• Microbiology and Microbial Growth – (2 h)

3. Water, Air and Noise Pollution Control [12 h]

• Sources of Pollution – (2 h)
• Impacts of Pollution with emphasis on Human Health – (2 h)
• Measuring and Monitoring Techniques – (4 h)
• Pollution Control Technologies – (4 h)

4. Solid Waste Management [4 h]

• Municipal Solid Waste Management – (2 h)

• Hazardous Waste Management – (2 h)

5. Principles of Water and Wastewater Treatment [8 h]

• Water Treatment Principles – (4 h)

• Wastewater Treatment Principles – (4 h)

6. Introduction to Environmental Legislation [2.5 h]

• National Environmental Act (1980) and subsequent Amendments

including Legislation related to Environmental Impact Assessment –
(0.5 h)
 • Issuance of Environmental Protection License (EPL) – (0.5 h)
• Environmental Quality and Protection – (0.5 h)
• Air and Noise Pollution Prevention – (0.5 h)
• Other Legislation related to Environment – (0.5 h)

7. Overview of Global Events [2 h]

• Climate Change – (0.5 h)

• Impacts of Overconsumption of Resources – (0.5 h)
• Impacts of Population Growth – (0.5 h)
• Principles of Sustainability – (0.5 h)

Assignments 1. Laboratory Experiment: Determination of Water Quality Parameters: Ph,

Turbidity, Colour, Conductivity, Suspended Solids, Dissolved Oxygen,
Hardness
2. Case Study Based Assignment: On a Topic such as Resource
Conservation, Pollution Control, Global Environmental Events etc
3. Field Based Assignment: Collection of Primary Data related to an
Identified Environmental Study, Analysis, Interpretation and Presentation
of Data, (Presentation and/or Report)

Method of Continuous Assessment: 30%

Assessment Laboratory Experiment: 10%
Case Study Based Assignment: 10%
Field Based Assignment: 10%

End of Semester Examination: 70%

Three Hour Question Paper

Recommended 1. Daniel B. Botkin and Edward A. Keller: Environmental Science: Earth as a

Texts Living Planet, Wiley; 8 Edition (December 21, 2010), ISBN: 0470520337 /
978-0470520338
2. Mackenzie Davis and David Cornwell: Introduction to Environmental
Engineering (McGraw-Hill Series in Civil and Environmental Engineering) (
McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math; 5 Edition (January 31, 2012),
ISBN: 0073401145 / 978-0073401140
3. N.F. Gray: Water Technology, An Introduction for Environmental Scientists
and Engineers, Taylor & Francis; 3 Edition (August 18, 2010), ISBN:
185617705X / 978-1856177054