ModifiedSchemeforTeachingandExamination

M.Tech.(Civil)inEnvironmentalEngineering
SemesterI
Code Course TeachingScheme Credits
Lecture Tutorials Practical
CE650 EnvironmentalChemistry 3 0 0 3
CE651 MicrobiologyandEcology 3 0 0 3
CE652 AdvancedWaterTreatment 3 0 0 3
CE ElectiveI 3 0 0 3
CE ElectiveII 3 0 0 3
CE653 EnvironmentalEngg.LabI 0 0 3 2
TOTAL 17
SemesterII

Code Course TeachingScheme Credits

Lecture Tutorials Practical
CE654 StatisticalMethodsandModelling 3 0 0 3
CE655 AdvancedWastewaterTreatment 3 0 0 3
CE656 DesignofTreatmentPlantsandEquipments 3 0 0 3
CE ElectiveIII 3 0 0 3
OpenElective(fromotherDept) 3 0 0 3
CE657 EnvironmentalEngg.LabII 0 0 3 2
TOTAL 17

DEPATMENTALELECTIVE
CE760Solid&HazardousWasteManagement
CE761AirPollutionandControl
CE762IndustrialWasteManagement
CE763EnvironmentalImpactAssessment
CE764EnvironmentalToxicologyandHealth
CE765GISanditsApplicationinEnvironmentalEngineering

SemesterIII
S.No. CourseNo. CourseTitle L T P Hours Credits
1. CE799 SelfStudy 0 0 0 3 2
1. CE800 Seminar 0 0 0 3 2
2. CE801 Dissertation 0 0 0 24 12
SubTotal 16
SemesterIV

1. CE801 Dissertation(Con.from3rd sem) 0 0 0 40 20
Subtotal20
Total70

 DETAILEDSYLLABUS
CE650ENVIRONMENTALCHEMISTRY
Code L T P ContactHours Theory Prac/Tut Credit
CE650 3 0 0 45 100 0 3
Types of chemical reactions, stoichiometric calculations, solutions, chemical thermodynamics, fundamentals
of process kinetics, gas laws, ways of shifting chemical equilibria. Equilibrium calculation, alkalinity, acidity,
buffers,bufferindex.Solubilityequilibriumforslightlysolublesalts,effectofothersolutesonsaltsolubility,
competing acidbase equilibria, effect of complexions, hydrolysis, computing total soluble species
concentration Oxidationreduction processes, stability diagrams, redox potential. Fundamental of Process
kinetics: Reaction rate, order and stoichiometery. Fundamental of surface and colloidal chemistry: surface
charge on colloidal particles, electric double layer, adsorption isotherm. Basic concepts of quantitative
analyticalchemistry.Instrumentalmethodsofanalysis.
References
1. Sawyer,C.N.andMcCarty,P.L.,andParkin,G.F.ChemistryforEnvironmentalEngineers,4thEdn.McGraw
Hill,NewDelhi,1994.
2. Benefield,JudkinsandWeandProcessChemistryforWaterandWastewaterTreatment,PrenticeHall

CE651MICROBIOLOGYANDECOLOGY
Code L T P ContactHours Theory Prac/Tut Credit
CE651 3 0 0 45 100 0 3
Introduction: Microorganisms classification, prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, structure, characteristics,
nucleic acids, DNA and RNA, replication. Recombinant DNA. Viruses, their detection and quantification.
Microsopcy, Measurements and Isolation of Microorganism, Different Cultures, Media and Techniques of
StainingandEnumerationofmicroorganism.
MicrobialMetabolismandGrowth:Enzymeandenzymekinetics,Metabolism,respiration,fermentation,
Glycolysis,Kreb'scycle,carbohydrate,protein,lipids,significanceofenergetics.Chemicalcompositionofcell
andnatureoforganicmatterusedbymicroorganisms.Metabolicclassificationofmicroorganisms:phototrops,
chemotrops,applicationsinenvironmentalengineering
Microbiology of Water and Wastewater : Distribution of microorganisms, indicator organisms, coliforms
fecal coliforms E.coli, Streptococcus fecalis differentiation of coliforms significance MPN index, M.F.
technique, standards. Microbiology of wastewater treatment processes such as activated sludge process,
tricklingfilter,anaerobicprocesses.
IntroductiontoMicrobiologyofSoilandAirandIndustrialMicrobiology,Microbiologyofbioremediationand
solidwastetreatment
PhysicalandBiologicalprocessonearth:Biosphere,earthenergybudget,Ecosystem,Uniformitarianism,the
ecologyofpopulation,Ecosystemandcommunities:Physicalandbiologicalproperties
References
1. MaierRM,PepperILandGerbaCP.EnvironmentalMicrobiology,SecondEdition,ElsevierAP,2009.
2. Pelczar, Jr, M.J., Chan, E.C.S., Krieg, R.N., and Pelczar M. F, Microbiology, 5th Edn., Tata McGrawHill
PublishingCompanyLimited,NewDelhi,1996.
3. RittmanB,McCartyPLMcCartyP,EnvironmentalBiotechnology:PrinciplesandApplications,2ndedition,
McGrawHill,2000

CE652ADVANCEDWATERTREATMENT
Code L T P ContactHours Theory Prac/Tut Credit
CE652 3 0 0 45 100 0 3
Sedimentationandcoagulation:Types,settlingtests,scaleup,Batchflowandcontinuousflowoperations.
Coagulation,mechanismsofcoagulation,effectofturbidityandalkalinity,chemistryofcoagulants.
Flowthroughbedsofsolids:slowssandfilters,rapidsandfilters,ionexchangeunits,adsorptiontowers,
contactingtowers,flowthroughexpandedbeds,flowthroughporousplatesandmembranes.
Gas transfer and Disinfection Mechanismoftransfer,filmcoefficientsandequilibriumrelationship,gas
disperses,packedcolumns,traycolumns,sprayunits.Disinfection,mechanism,differentagents.
Advancedtreatmentoperations:Adsorption,isotherms,reversesosmosis,electrodialysis,ultrafiltration,etc.
ApplicationsofUnitOperationsinWaterTreatmentandDesignofPhysicalFacilities
References
1. Metcalf and Eddy Inc, Wastewater Engineering: Treatment, and Reuse, 4th edition, Tata McGraw Hill,
2007.
2. WeberW.PhysicochemicalProcessesforWaterQualityControl,WileyInterscience,NewYork,1972.
3. SchroederED.WaterandWastewaterTreatment,McGrawHill,1997
4. MinistryofUrbandevelopment,GovtofIndiaManualforWaterTreatment.

CE653ENVIRONMENTALENGINEERINGLABORATORYI
Code L T P ContactHours Theory Prac/Tut Credit
CE653 0 0 3 45 100 2
Analysisofwater/wastewaterforphysicochemicalparameters
Turbidity, Alkalinity, pH, hardness, chlorides, sulphates, nitrates, oil and grease, available chlorine, Dissolve
Oxygen,Biochemicaloxygendemand,chemicaloxygendemand.
Microbiologicaltechniques
Microscopy, staining techniques, isolation and growth of bacteria, microbiological quality of water MPN,
Platecountandmembranefiltrationtechniques,effectofenvironmentalfactorsonmicrobialgrowth.
Ambientairqualitymonitoringforsulphurdioxide,nitrogenoxides,carbonmonoxide,particulatesusinghigh
volumesampler
Stackmonitoring

CE654STATISTICALMETHODSANDMODELLING
Code L T P ContactHours Theory Prac/Tut Credit
CE654 3 0 0 45 100 0 3
Introduction:MeasuresofCentraltendency,dispersion,skewnessandkurtosisPrincipleofleastsquares
Correlationandregressionrankcorrelation.
SamplingDistributionsandEstimation
Sampling distributions Point and interval estimates for population proportions, mean and variance
MaximumlikelihoodestimatemethodMethodofmoments.
TestingofHypothesis
SamplingdistributionsTestsbasedonNormal,t,ChisquareandFdistributions
Analysisofvarianceonewayandtwowayclassifications.
Mathematical modelling and simulation, Defining systems and its components, Types of models and their
applications.
IntroductiontoSoftComputingTechniques
Fuzzysettheoryandlogic,FuzzyMCDMandFRBS,simpleapplicationsinenvironmentalengineering.Neural
networksandGeneticAlgorithsms
ModelsforFateandTransportofContaminants
Modelling of volatilization, chemical transformations, sorption/desorption, photochemical transformations,
biological transformations. Brief review of mass, momentum and energy balance, advection, molecular
diffusion,dispersion,theirapplicationinmodellingofrivers,lakes,sediments,wetlands,subsurfaceflowand
transport,airpollutionmodelling
References
1. BoxGEP,HunterJSandHunterWGStatisticsforExperimenters,2ndEdition,,JohnWileyandSons,2005
2. BerthouexPMandBrownLC.StatisticsforEnvironmentalEngineers,2ndEdition,CRCPress,2002.
3. Freund,J.E.andMiller,I.R.,ProbabilityandStatisticsforEngineers,PrenticeHallofIndia,5thEdition,New
Delhi,1994
4. Ramaswami,A,Milford,JB,Small,M.J.IntegratedEnvironmentalModelingPollutantTransport,Fate,
andRiskintheEnvironmentJohnWiley&Sons,2005.
5. Burrough, P.A. and McDonnell, R.A., Principles of Geographical Information Systems, Oxford University
Press,1998.
6. Snape, J.B., Dunn, I.J. Ingham J and Prenosil J Dynamics of environmental bioprocesses, modelling and
simulationWeinheim:VCH,1995.
7. InternationalWaterAssociationActivatedsludgemodellingASM1andASM2
8. ChapraSC,SurfaceWaterQualityModeling,McGrawHil,Inc.,NewYork,1997.

CE655ADVANCEWASTEWATERTREATMENT
Code L T P ContactHours Theory Prac/Tut Credit
CE655 3 0 0 45 100 0 3
KineticsofBiologicalGrowth:Nutritionandgrowthconditions,Effectofenvironmentalconditions,bacterial
growth in terms of numbers and mass, growth curve, interpretation of curve, substrate limited growth,
Monod's expression, substrate utilization and cell growth, effect of endogeneous metabolism, inhibition,
effectoftemperature,applicationofgrowthandsubstrateremovalkineticstobiologicaltreatment.
Reactorsandreactoranalysis. Typesofreactorsandtheiranalysis
BiologicalProcesses:Fundamentalsanddesignconceptsofaerobictreatmentprocesses.Anaerobictreatment
processes
NutrientremovalandPondtreatmentprocesses:Biologicalprocessesfornitrogenandphosphorusremoval.
Differentpondtreatmentsystems
Biologicalprocessesforsludgeprocessing
References
1. MetcalfandEddyInc,WastewaterEngineering:Treatment,andReuse,4thedition,TataMcGrawHill,2007.
2. BenefieldLD,andRandall,CW.BiologicalProcessDesignforWastewaterTreatmentPrenticeHall,1980.
3. SchroederED.WaterandWastewaterTreatment,McGrawHill,1997
4. KariaGLandChristianRA.WastewaterTreatment:ConceptsandDesignApproach,PrenticeHall,2006.
5. SoliJArceivala,Wastewatertreatmentforpollutioncontrol

CE656DESIGNOFTREATMENTPLANTSANDEQUIPMENT
Code L T P ContactHours Theory Prac/Tut Credit
CE656 3 0 0 45 100 0 3
Designofscreens,gritchamber,skimmingtank,andflotationtank.Designofequalizationtank,Designofplug
flow and complete mix activated sludge process, secondary settling tank, trickling filter, bio tower, rotating
biologicalcontactors,sequencingbatchreactor,oxidationditch,andaeratedlagoon.
Designofoxidationponds,Inhofftank,septictank,designofsludgedigestion,sludgethickeningunit,sludge
trying bed, incinerators, Design of anaerobic reactors, Design of anaerobic filter, UASB reactor. Design of
disposalsystem
References
(1) MinistryofUrbandevelopment,GovtofIndiaManualforSewageTreatment.
(2) QasimSR,MotleyEMandZhuG,WaterWorksEngineering,PrenticeHallIndia,2006.
(3) MontgomeryWaterTreatmentPrinciplesandDesign,JohnWileyandSons.
(4) MetcalfandEddyIncWastewaterEngineering:Treatment,andReuse,4thedition,TataMcGrawHill,
2007.

CE657ENVIRONMENTALENGINEERINGLABORATORYII
Code L T P ContactHours Theory Prac/Tut Credit
CE657 0 0 3 45 100 2
Analysisofsolidwastes
Characterisationofwastesfromdifferentindustries
Coagulationandflocculation/optimumdosageofcoagulants
FiltrationPerformanceStudies
Kineticsofchlorination
Watersofteningbychemicalprecipitation
Adsorptionkinetics
SludgeVolumeIndex
Settlingcharacteristicsofdiscretesettlingsolids
Removalofheavymetalsbyprecipitation


 DepartmentalElective

CE760SOLIDANDHAZARDOUSWASTEMANAGEMENT
Code L T P ContactHours Theory Prac/Tut Credit
CE760 3 0 0 45 100 0 3
Introduction
Solid waste sources nature and characteristics Quantities and Qualities generation rates Potential of
diseasenuisanceandotherproblems.
CollectionandStorage
Solid waste management Functional elements of solid wasteonsite storage, collection and separation.
ContainersanditslocationcollectionsystemsvehicleroutingroutebalancetransferstationProcessing
recoveryandreuse.
Disposal
Disposalmethodssanitarylandfilling,planning,siteselection,design.MonitoringClosureandpostclosure
monitoringOthermethodslikeincineration,pyrolysis,composting,biologicaldigestion,
HazardousWasteManagement
IntroductiontohazardouswasteDefinition,characterizationandcompositionTCLPtestThemagnitude
of problem Risk assessment Storage and transportation of hazardous waste Labeling of hazardous
wastePhysical,ChemicalandBiologicaltreatmentofhazardouswasteBioremediationofhazardouswaste
TreatmentofnuclearwasteandRadioactivewaste.
Legislation
BiomedicalwasteandBMW98RulesMSW2000RulesLegislationforEwasteandradioactivewaste.
References
1. David Rimbers, "Municipal Solid Waste Management: Pollution Technologies Review", Noyes Data
Corporation,London.(1990)
2. CharlesA.Wentz,"HazardousWasteManagement",McGrawHillInternationalEdition,NewYork.(1995)
3. Tchobanoglous G, Solid Wastes: Engineering principles and Management issues, McGraw Hill Book
Company,Delhi.(1977)
4. MichaelD.Lagrega,PhillipL.Buckingham,JeffreyC.Evans,HazardousWasteManagementMcGrawHill,
NewYork.(1994)
5. Gaynor W. Dawson, Basil W. Mercer, Hazardous Waste Management Wiley Interscience, New York.
(1986)

CE761AIRPOLLUTIONANDCONTROL

Code L T P ContactHours Theory Prac/Tut Credit

CE761 3 0 0 45 100 0 3
AirQualityandStandards:
Important air pollutants, their sources, characteristics and effects. Sampling and Analysis: Ambient air
sampling,stacksampling,Airqualitystandards.
AirPollutionMeteorologyandDispersionModels.
Atmospheric motion, Lapse rate, atmospheric stability, inversion, atmospheric dispersion, maximum mixing
depth,Diffusionmodels,plumerise.
ControlofParticulates
Characteristicsofparticulates.Filters,gravitational,centrifugalmultipletypecyclones,predictionofcollection
efficiency, pressure drop, wet collectors, Electrostatic Precipitation theoryparticle chargingparticle
collectionESPdesignprocedure
ControlofGaseousPollutants
adsorption, absorption. Emission control in coalfired power plants and other important industries.
Condensationandincineration
AutomobilePollution
Legislationformotorvehicleemissioncontrol,controlofautomobilepollution,internalcombustionengines,
modificationofICenginestoreduceemission,airfuelratio,catalyticconverters.
Odourpollutionandcontrol,Indoorairpollution,Noisepollutionandcontrol
References
1. deNevers,HAirPollutionControlEngineering.,McGrawHill,NewYork,1995.
2. WarkK,WarnerCFandDavisW.AirPollutionItsOriginandControl,3rdedition,HarperandRow,New
York,1997.
3. RaoMN,AirPollution,TataMcGrawHill,NewDelhi,1989.
4. GriffinRD,PrinciplesofAirQualityManagement,2ndEdition,CRCPress,BocaRaton,USA,2007.

CE762INDUSTRIALWASTEMANAGEMENT

Code L T P ContactHours Theory Prac/Tut Credit

CE765 3 0 0 45 100 0 3
IntroductiontoIndustrialwastes
Industrialwastesource,Natureandcharacteristics,quantityandqualityofindustrialwastesandtheirimpact
ontheenvironment,wastevolumereduction,wastestrengthreduction,neutralization,removalofsuspended
andcolloidalsolids,removalofinorganicandorganicdissolvedsolids,disposalofsludgesolidtreatmentof
cyanidewasteheavymetalandradioactivity.
Management
Managementofindustrialwasteforvariousindustrieslikedairy,sugar,paper,distillery,textile,tannery,food
processing,fertilizer,pharmaceuticalindustrial.
RecentTrends
Development of integrated treatment for waste water physico chemical treatment tertiary treatment
methodologiesrecenttrendsincleantechnologieszeropollutingindustryconceptReuseandrecycleof
wastewater.
References
1. Nemerow,N.L.LiquidwasteofIndustries,AddisonWesely.1996
2. RaoMNandDattaAKWastewaterTreatment,Oxford&IBHPublishingCo.Pvt.Ltd,NewDelhi.
3. Eckenfelder.IndustrialWaterPollutionControl,McGrawHill.
4. MetcalfandEddy,(1995)WastewaterEngineeringtreatment,Disposal,Refuse,T.M.H.Edition,NewDelhi.

CE763ENVIRONMENTALIMPACTASSESSMENT
Code L T P ContactHours Theory Prac/Tut Credit
CE763 3 0 0 45 100 0 3
Environment and its components, Concept of Ecological imbalances, carrying capacity and sustainable
development.Evolutionofenvironmentalimpactassessment(EIA),CurrentscreeningprocessinIndia.Astep
bystep procedure for developing EIA. Elements of Environmental Analysis. Public consultation, Post
monitoring,DatacollectionforAirQualityImpactanalysis,WaterQualityImpactAnalysisandenergyimpact
analysis. Impact Assessment MethodologiesMatrices, overlays, network analysis. Case studies of Industrial
EIAandWaterresourcesprojects.BriefintroductionaboutEnvironmentlegislationandEnvironmentalAudit.
References:
1.EnvironmentalImpactAssessmentforDevelopingCountries:AsitK.Biswas
2.EnvironmentalImpactAnalysisHandbook:G.J.RauandC.D.Wooten
3.EnvironmentalImpactAssessmentbyC.W.Canter
4.EnvironmentalImpactAssessmentTheoryandpracticePeterWathern

CE764ENVIRONMENTALTOXICOLOGYANDHEALTH
Code L T P ContactHours Theory Prac/Tut Credit
CE764 3 0 0 45 100 0 3
Dimensionsofenvironmentalhealth,causativeagentsofdiseases,socialfactors,urbanproblems,housingand
health, economy and health, climate and other atmospheric elements, violence, crime and mental health,
familyhealthpractice,healthcareplanninganddelivery,chronicandcommunicablediseases.Industrialand
agriculturalpollutants,occupationalhealth,epidemiologicaldata,occupationalhealthhazards,environmental
exposureanddiseases,industrialtoxicants,hazardouswastes,preventingexposuretounhealthyandunsafe
workingconditions,ergonomics,controllingstressoflife.Diseasecontrol,diseaseprevention,morbidityand
mortality, diseases and progressive deterioration, controlling diseases and disability. Foodborne and
waterbornediseasesoutbreaks,Nuclearenergyandenvironmentalhealth,concernsanduncertaintiesabout
nuclearpower,nuclearpowerplants,safety.Environmentalhealthplanning,needforplanning,theplanning
process. Environmental health services, various agencies, international efforts, role of industry, voluntary
health agencies, Law and human welfare, public health and the law, constitutional right to healthy
environment,environmentaleducationHealthaspectsofwatersupplyandsanitation,disposalofwastewater
inruralandurbanareas,integratedapproachtohealthandsanitation.Transmissionofdiseasesthroughair,
waterandfood.Insectvectorandrodentcontrol.Excretatreatmentandmanagementinruralandurban
slums,lowcostoptions.Softwarerelatedtoenvironmentalhealthandhygiene.
References
1.CairncrossS,FeachemR.EnvironmentalHealthEngineeringintheTropics;2ndedition,JohnWiley&Sons
1993.
2.MorganMT,EnvironmentalHealth,WadsworthPublishingCo,1997
3.TheWorldBankAppropriatetechnologyforwatersupplyandsanitation(Series)

CE765GISANDITSAPPLICATIONINENVIRONMENTALENGINEERING
Code L T P ContactHours Theory Prac/Tut Credit
CE763 3 0 0 45 100 0 3
Essential components of GIS, geographic grid, map projection, coordinate systems. Vector data and its
representation, topological and nontopological vector data, TIN, vector analysis. Acquiring and handling of
rasterdata,GISdataanalysis.GISpackagesandtheirsalientfeatures,
AdvantageanddisadvantageofGISapplication.Selectionofsoftwareandhardware,Needanalysis.Remote
sensingApplication.GPSapplication,DEMApplication,Mapping,Waterandsewermodel
1. C.P.LoConceptandTechniquesofGeographicalInformationsystems
2. KangtsungChangIntroductiontoGeographicalInformationsystems
3. StanAromoffGeographicalInformationsystemsAManagementPerspective
4. U.M.ShamsiGISApplicationsforwater,wastewater,andstormwatersystems

CE799selfstudyThefacultyadviserwilldecideaspecificproblemandthestudentsarerequiredtostudythe
subject.Theyarerequiredtosubmitasyllabusinconsultationwithfacultyadviserattheendofthesecond
semester.Syllabuswillbeinternallyassessedbythefacultyadviserandcoursecoordinatorandsamewillbe
approvedinthedepartmentpostgraduatecommittee.

CE800SEMINAREachStudentisrequiredtopresentaseminaronascheduleddateanda
typedcopyoftheseminarreportistobesubmitted.Assessmentisbasedonthepresentationandcontentsof
seminarreport

CE801DISSERTATIONPRELIMINARY/FINALDISSERTATION
Eachstudentistocarryoutthedissertationwork forwhichtopicwillbeassignedattheendofthesecond
semester.

Themainobjectiveofdissertationworkistoprovidescope fororiginal and independent study/research,to

developathemeandtodemonstrateabilityofusinganalyticalapproachindependently.Thethemeortopicof
dissertationshouldbewithintheframeworkofP.G.Programme.
Thesisispreparedbyeachstudentunderthesupervisionofthefacultyadvisorandtobesubmittedasperthe
specifiedtimeandthestudenthastodefendhis/herworkatthevivavoceexaminationfixedbytheInstitute.