Environmental Studies and E-Waste Management BCS508

Module 1 Overview

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.

Textbook 1: CH- 3, e-resource:1

Module 2 Overview

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

Textbook 1: CH- 2

Module 3 Overview

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

Textbook 1: CH- 5

Module 4 Overview

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, 2016.

Self-Study Component (SSC): Case studies on waste management options

Textbook 1: CH- 6, e-resource:2

Module 5 Overview

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.

E-waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011; and E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 - Salient Features and its implications.

Self-Study Component (SSC): E-Waste (Management) Amendment Rules, 2023, 2024

Textbook 1: CH- 6, Textbook 2: CH-2, e-resource:3