BCS508 VTU Notes: Environmental Studies & E-Waste

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2018 Scheme

Module 1 : Ecosystem and Sustainability

Ecosystem: Structure of Ecosystem, Types: Forest, Desert, Wetlands, Riverine, Oceanic ecosystems.
Sustainability: 17SDG targets and possible actions. Self-Study Component (SSC): Components of the environment

Module 2 : Natural resources and Energy

Natural Resources: Water resources – Availability & Quality aspects, Water borne diseases & water induced diseases, Fluoride problem in drinking water.
Energy: Different types of energy, Conventional sources & Non -Conventional sources of Energy, Solar energy, Wind Energy, Hydrogen as an alternative energy
Self-Study Component (SSC): Alternative Energy sources

Module 3 : Environmental Pollution

Environmental Pollution: Water Pollution, Noise pollution, Air pollution (Sources, Impacts, Preventive measures and Public Health Aspects. Self-Study Component (SSC): Case studies of air pollution episodes

Module 4 : Waste management

Waste management: Solid Waste Management , types and sources, functional elements of SWM, Biomedical Waste Management – Sources, Characteristics
Environmental Legislation: Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, Biomedical Waste Management Rules,Self-Study Component (SSC): Case studies on waste management options

Module 5 : E - Waste Management

E- waste; composition and generation. Global context in e- waste; E-waste pollutants, E waste hazardous properties, Effects of pollutant (E- waste) on human health and surrounding environment, domestic e-waste disposal, Basic principles of E waste management, Component of E waste management.

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