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B.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSICS [PHYS-687] SYLLABUS
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Introduction: Introduction to Atmosphere
and environment. Coronal heat and energy balance.
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Green lions Effect and Global warming: Emanon of
various palluenetants, Green house effect, Earth’s temperature
rise and its consequences, Coreenhomic gases: Carbon monoxide, Carbon
Dioxide, methane, Nitrogen oxides (NOx) and Chlorofluorocarbon (CFC).
Share of greenhouse gases towards greenhouse effect and global warming.
Particulate and trace metals, Acid rains and its effect on environment.
Faults affecting the atmospheric transmission and visibility. Source
of green house gases and their emission rate. Carbon falls on the
earth, surface. Photosynthesis. Deforestation and vegetation. Pollutants
at troposphere and slats sphere.
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Ozone: Physical and chemical properties of ozone.
Ozone Layer, Formation and decomposition of ozone. Troposphere and
starts spherical ozone. Deplete of ozone layer in stratosphere. Variation
of surface ozone. Causes of ozone hole, and its effect on human health.
Detailed study of emission of trace metals and particular matter.
Biological effect of the environmental degradation. Detailed study
of various diseases due to emission.
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Marine Pollution: Rivers, Lakes, pH values changes
due to acid rain, Effect on marine life, coastal erosion silting,
water Logging. Sedimentation, oil spills.
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Urban Environmental Pollution: Industrial pollution
and hazards, Air and Noise pollution, Pollution and Contamination
of water supplies. Sanitation, sewerage and solid water, Disposal.
Public health.
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Rural Environmental Pollution: Agricultural pollution.
Fertilizers and psoriases. Agrochemical. Decalcification and deforestation.
Rural health problems related to environmental degradation and pollution.
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Nuclear and radioactive water problems: Nuclear
waster disposal, Contamination. Nuclear accidents and its effect on
environment. Radioactive fall.
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State of Environment and our common future: Remedies
and strategies, Agencies working on Environmental pollution and problems.
Kyoto protocol. Impact of Energy use on Environment.
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Recommended Text:
1- Chris Park, “The Environment Principles and Applications”,
2nd Ed. Routledge, London (2001).
2- Neelma Rajvidya & Dilip Kumar Markandey, ”Encyclopaedic
dictionary of environmental science and technology”, Vol. 1-13,
APH publishing corporation, New Dehli (2004).
3- Cunnirgham, W. P. & Saigo, B.W., “Environmental Science:
A Global Concern”, W. C. Brown Publishing, Boston (1995).
4- Andrew Farmer, ”Managing environmental pollution”,
Routledge, London (1997).
5- P. Aarne Vesilind, ”Environmental pollution and control”,
Butter worth, Boston (1990).
6- Indeyeet Sethi, “ Environment pollution: Causes”, Common
Wealth (1991).
7- Daniel D. Chiras, “Environmental science: Action for sustainable
future”, Benjamin, California (1991).
8- Jorgensen, S.E. “Principles of environmental science and
technology”, Elsevier, Amsterdam (1981).
9- Hinnawi, Essam, “The state of environment”, Butterworth,
London (1987).
10- Axelrod, Regina S. “Environment, energy, public, policy,
towards and rational future”, Lexington Books (1981).
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