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VALLIAMMAI ENGINEERING COLLEGE
Department of EIE
GE6351- Environmental Science and Engineering
Unit I Environment, Ecosystems and Biodiversity
Part A (2 marks)
1.
Air pollution with dust and gases due to drilling, blasting, mine haulage and
transportation by road, and also from waste heaps.
Water pollution when atomic elements and other harmful elements are present in the
ore/mineral mine effluents.
Modifying water regimes such as surface flow, groundwater availability and lowering
down of water table.
Noise and vibration problem in the mine and adjoining habitat including wild life.
State the need for public awareness for solving environmental problems.
The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development held at Reo de Janeiro in
1992 (popularly known as Earth Summit) and world summit on sustainable development at
Johannesburg in 2002, have highlighted the key issues of global environmental concern. They
have attracted the attention of people. Any government at its own cannot achieve the goals of
clear environment until the public participate in action. Public participation is possible only
when the public is aware about the ecological and environmental issues. Eg. Ban- the littering
of polythene.
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The loss of forests and wildlife habitat and the degradation of upstream catchment
areas due to inundation of the reservoir area.
The loss of aquatic biodiversity, of upstream and downstream fisheries and of the
services of downstream floodplains, wetlands, and riverine, estuarine and adjacent marine
ecosystems.
7. What are the advantages of conjunctive uses of water?
Control of water logging.
Use of saline water for cooling purpose.
Control of salt intrusion in coastal aquifers.
8. Define environmental impact statement.
Its the effect on the natural environment caused by various human actions. It describes the
environmental effects and solutions.
9. What is soil fertility?
Soil fertility refers to the ability of a soil related to plants its ease of tillage, fitness of
seedbed, and impedance to seedling emergence and root penetration by providing nutrients
and suitable soil structure to support the plants/trees growth.
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range land, rain fed crop land or irrigated land into a desert like land with drop in agricultural
productivity of 10% or more.
12. Define Overgrazing. What are the effects of overgrazing?
Destruction of vegetation when too many grazing animals feed too long and exceed the
carrying capacity of range land or pasture areas.
Effects of overgrazing:
Can cause desertification.
It also exposes soil to erosion by water and wind.
13. Distinguish between water logging & Salinity.
water logging
Salinity
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QUESTION BANK
Part B (16 marks)
1. Explain Renewable & non-Renewable energy resources with examples. (16)
2. (a) Compare nuclear power with coal. (6)
(b) Write a note on energy conservation. (4)
(c) What is Solar Space heating? Explain (6)
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Biodegradable waste: food and kitchen waste, green waste, paper (can also be
recycled).
Recyclable material: paper, glass, bottles, cans, metals, certain plastics, fabrics,
clothes, batteries etc.
Composite wastes: waste clothing, Tetra Packs, waste plastics such as toys.
13. What is composting.
Its one of the solid waste management technique in which bulk organic waste are converted
into a fertilizing manure by biological action.
14. What are incinerators?
Incineration is a waste treatment process that involves the combustion of organic substances
contained in waste materials.[1] Incineration and other high-temperature waste treatment
systems are described as "thermal treatment". Incineration of waste materials converts the
waste into ash, flue gas, and heat. The ash is mostly formed by the inorganic constituents of
the waste, and may take the form of solid lumps or particulates carried by the flue gas. The
flue gases must be cleaned of gaseous and particulate pollutants before they are dispersed into
the atmosphere. In some cases, the heat generated by incineration can be used to generate
electric power
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Aldehydes
Nitrogen oxides, such as nitrogen dioxide
Peroxyacyl nitrates
Tropospheric ozone
Volatile organic compounds
All of these harsh chemicals are usually highly reactive and oxidizing. Photochemical smog
is therefore considered to be a problem of modern industrialization. It is present in all modern
cities, but it is more common in cities with sunny, warm, dry climates and a large number of
motor vehicles.
19. Mention the effects of ozone on plants.
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Damage to plants, certain varieties of vegetation including rice and soya crops. Causes rotting
of fruits and vegetables.
20. List the sources of Marine pollution.
Part- B
1. Briefly describe the sources effects and control of noise pollution.
2. Write short notes on a) Minimata disease b) blue baby syndrome c) itai-itai disease.
3. Explain in detail the Solid waste management techniques.
4. Write notes on (i) Floods (ii) Landslides (iii) Cyclones.
5. Explain the various types of Radio-active radiations.
6. What are the effects of improper municipal solid waste management? State
the measures recommended for proper management of the solid waste.
7. Explain the methods of disposal of municipal solid waste.
8. Compare the nuclear power with coal power.
9. What are the causes of soil erosion and methods of preventing it.
10. Discuss the aspects of prevention & control of noise.
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Temperature of the earth increases at a rate of 20-750C per km, when we move down
the earth surface.
High temperature and high pressure steam fields exists below the earths surface in
many places.
The energy harnessed from the high temperature present inside the earth is called
geothermal energy.
6. Differentiate between renewable & non-renewable energy resources.
Sl. No.Renewable energy resources.
It is regenerated continuously
Cannot be regenerated
In exhaustible.
Exhausted.
It is pollution free.
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livestock; genetically modified organisms; human sewage sludge; and nanomaterials.) for
reasons including sustainability, openness, independence, health, and safety.
13. What is meant by sustainable development?
Meeting the needs of the present, without compromising the ability of future generations, to
meet their own needs.
14. Mention the effects of ground water usage?
Subsidence: When ground water withdrawal is more than its recharge rate, the sediments in
the aquifer (a layer of rock that is highly permeable and contains water) get compacted, a
phenomenon knows as ground subsidence. It results in sinking of overlying land surface.
Due to this structural damage in buildings, fracture in pipes etc., occurs.
Lowering of water table: Mining of groundwater is done extensively for irrigating crop
fields. However, excessive mining would cause lowering of water table.
Water logging: When excessive irrigation is done with brackish water it raises the water
table gradually leading to water-logging and salinity problems.
15. What are the types of minerals?
The types of minerals are Metals and non metals
16. What is carrying capacity?
Carrying capacity (K) is maximum size population that can be supported by
environment year after year.
17. Define sustainabe forestry.
Sustainable forestry is the optimum use of forest resources, which meet the needs of the
present without compressing the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
18. What is water logging?
Water logging is the land where water stand for most of the year.
19. What is salinization?
oil salinity is the salt content in the soil; the process of increasing the salt content is known as
salinization.[1] Salt is a natural element of soils and water. Salination can be caused by
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natural processes such as mineral weathering or the gradual withdrawal of an ocean. It can
also be caused by artificial processes such as irrigation.
20. Define landslide.
The movement of earthy materials like coherent rock, mud, soil and debris from higher
region to lower region due to gravitational pull is called landslides.
Part B
1. What are conventional energy resources? Discuss about solar energy and Ocean thermal
energy.
2. What are the uses and over-exploitation of water? Explain with a case-study.
3. What are the environmental impacts of mineral extraction? Explain.
4. Write short notes of (i) Tidal energy (ii) Bio-gas (iii) Nuclear energy.
5. Explain the various types of land degradation.
6. Explain as an individual how you will conserve natural resources.
7. How will you achieve sustainable life-style by equitable share of resources.
8. What are the measures recommended for conservation of natural resources.
9. Explain briefly the various methods of harvesting solar energy.
10. Explain in detail the effects due to pesticides usage in moderns agriculture.
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Part-B
1. Bring out the activities of NGOs on environmental protection.
2. Describe about Water Act 1974.
3. Describe the important waste land reclamation practices.
4. Describe environmental ethics in detail.
5. Discuss the modern techniques of rain water harvesting.
6. Discuss the agenda for sustainable development.
7. Explain the mechanism of Ozone layer depletion.
8. Discuss briefly of the Indian environmental Acts.
9. Write short notes on a) environmental ethics b) waste land reclamation.
10. State the important provisions in Environment protection Act , Air Act Water Act.
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affected by birth and death rates, and by immigration and emigration, and studies topics such
as ageing populations or population decline.
2. What are the factors affecting population size?
(i) Famines in a country or state lead to destruction.
(ii) Natural calamities like floods, droughts, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions,
hurricanes etc. lead to death of thousands of people.
(iii) Epidemic diseases, endemic diseases wipe a big number of populations.
(iv) Wars cause heavy casualties.
3. What is meant by population stabilization?
A population has stabilized when the number of births has come into balance with the
number of deaths, with the result that, the effects of immigration aside, the size of the
population remains relatively constant. We recognize that stabilization will only be possible
on an average over a period of time, as the annual numbers of births and deaths fluctuate. The
Commission further recognizes that to attain a stabilized population would take a number of
decades, primarily because such a high proportion of our population today is now entering
the ages of marriage and reproduction.
4. Define the term population explosion.
The enormous increase in population due to low death rate (mortalityt) and high birth rate
(natality), is termed as population explosion.
5. What kinds of problems are created due to Urbanization?
Global change has led to a mass exodus of rural areas to urban landscapes. Most individuals
and families move to cities for work or educational opportunities. Although some
urbanization happens naturally, as people move closer to work to avoid long commutes, some
families are forced to move. As family farms become increasingly rare and more difficult to
sustain, people flock to where services and money are centralized cities. Several problems
have
resulted
in
the
wake
of
urbanization.
6. What are the objectives of Family Planning Programmes?
To increase the female literacy rate.
To enhance child survival through universal immunization.
To reduce the birth rate
7. Mention the types of health hazards with examples.
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education
counseling services
drug treatment
9. What do you mean by remote sensing?
Remote sensing is the acquisition of information about an object or phenomenon without
making physical contact with the object and thus in contrast to in situ observation. In modern
usage, the term generally refers to the use of aerial sensor technologies to detect and classify
objects on Earth (both on the surface, and in the atmosphere and oceans) by means of
propagated signals (e.g. electromagnetic radiation). It may be split into active remote sensing
(when a signal is first emitted from aircraft or satellites) or passive (e.g. sunlight) when
information is merely recorded.
10. What is doubling time, total fertility rates?
The time required by a population to double itself is called doubling time.
The total fertility rate of a population is the number of children born per woman per lifetime.
11. Define Zero Population growth.
When population is not growing and the number of births equals the number of deaths, it is
said to exhibit zero population growth.
12. What are the two important views of population growth?
There is an ultimate carrying capacity for the human population and limiting factors will
come into play to cause populations to stabilize. However, unlike populations of other kinds
of organisms, human populations are also influenced by a variety of social, political,
economic, and ethical factors. Humans have accumulated knowledge that allows for
predictions about the future and can make conscious decisions based on the likely course of
events and adjust their lives accordingly.
13. What is meant by value education?
Value education is an education which teaches:
How to live life well?
How to find happiness?
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Inadequate fresh water for drinking as well as sewage treatment and effluent
discharge. Some countries, like Saudi Arabia, use energy-expensive desalination to solve the
problem of water shortages.
Increased levels of air pollution, water pollution, soil contamination and noise
pollution. Once a country has industrialized and become wealthy, a combination of
government regulation and technological innovation causes pollution to decline substantially,
even as the population continues to grow.
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Part B
1. Explain the population characteristics & variations among nations.
2. What is meant by population explosion? Discuss the Indian Scenario.
3. What is meant by population stabilization? Discuss the family welfare and family planning
in Indian context.
4. What is Universal declaration of Human rights? What is its importance in achieving the
goals of equity, justice & sustainability?
5. Discuss the salient features of Draft declaration of Human Rights on environment.
6. What are the objectives & elements of Value-education? How can the same be achieved?
7. Briefly discuss HIV/AIDS, mode of its spread and its effect on environment.
8. Discuss various issues & measures for Women & Child Welfare at International &
National level.
9. What is the role of NMIS, ENVIS & GIS in dissemination of environmental information
and environmental management?
10. Discuss the factors influencing the family size.
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