Unit 1

Air and air pollution (earth’s atmosphere): Regions – ozone – CFC and other chemicals – catalytic decomposition of ozone – ‘ozone hole’ formation – Air pollution due to gas emission from industries – Atmospheric aerosols – dust, combustion products, aerosol concentration and lifetimes – Automobile exhausts, smog and effects – Acid rain – chemistry of acid rain, roll of meteorology, greenhouse gases and global warming – air pollution due to jet engines.

Water and water pollution (hydrosphere): Physical and chemical properties of water – microbiological processes – carbon, nitrogen cycles – Water pollution – polluting agents – indices of pollution, heavy metal pollution and toxicity – BOD and COD determination – suspended solids – determination of other ions by photometric methods – Chemistry of anaerobic process, use of Effective Microorganisms.

Unit 2

Aerobic processes – wastewater treatment systems (brief description only) – anaerobic and aerobic – sewage treatment, primary, secondary and tertiary processes – water reuse and recycle. Eutrophication of lakes, nitrogen and phosphorus in effluents – Drinking water standards – sources – fluoride and arsenic in water, purification, sterilization – chemistry of chlorination – water purification for domestic use – reverse osmosis – nano filters and membranes.

Industrial Pollution and its control: Industrial pollution and waste waters from various types of industries – environmental pollution due to paper mills, textile mills etc., and its control. Solid waste disposal – methods – solid waste from mining and metal production and its disposal – Electrochemical treatment of pollution control, electro-coagulation and flocculation – Green chemical processes and green solvents – reaction conditions to control industrial pollution.

Unit 3

1. Gary W. Van Loon and Stephen J. Duffy, “Environmental Chemistry”, Oxford University Press, (2000).
2. Ajay Kumar Bhagi and G. R. Chatwal, “Environmental Chemistry”, Himalaya Publishing House, (2003).

• John Wright, “Environmental Chemistry”, Routledge, (2003).
• A K De, “Environmental Chemistry”, New Age International, (2003).
• Fritz Helmet, “Environmental Chemistry”, Sarup and sons (Delhi), (2003).
• Clair N Sawyer, Perry L McCarty and Gene F Parkin, “Chemistry for Environmental Engineering”, McGraw Hill, (1994).
• Jack Barrett, “Chemistry in your Environment”, Albion Publishing Ltd., (1994).
• Thomas G Spiro and William M Stigliani, “Chemistry of the Environment”, Prentice Hall, (2002).
• Kudisia V P and Ritu, “Environmental Chemistry”, Pragati Prakashan, Meerut, (2000).