JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Pre-requisites

Under graduate Physics and Chemistry

Course Objectives

Upon completion of the course, the student shall be able to know the

advances in mine environmental practices for control of air, water and noise pollution along with solid waste management.

Course Outcomes

To introduce practices of safe, healthy and efficient working

environment in underground and surface mine. To give details of Air, water and noise pollution in mining including solid and hazardous waste management; its sources, monitoring, prevention and control.

UNIT - I

The theory and practice of creating safe, healthy and efficient working environment at an underground surface mine.

UNIT - II

Air pollution from surface mining and processing. Sources and classification of air pollutants – standards, monitoring and control, Transport and dispersion of air pollutants, Air quality modeling

UNIT - III

Water quality – physical, chemical, biological, criteria and standards. Monitoring, treatment and control of contaminated water

UNIT - IV

Noise and ground vibrations: sources, monitoring, prevention and control.

UNIT - V

Solid and Hazardous waste management: sources and types of solid waste, composition, collection, transfer and disposal of solid wastes. Tailings – characterization, technical issues, sampling and analysis, site selection and design of tailings impoundment.

TEXT BOOKS:

• 1. Sincero, A.P. and Sincero G. A., Environmental Engineering, Prentice Hall of India, 2002
• 2. Masters, G.M. and Ela, W.P., Environmental Engineering and Science, Prentice Hall of India, 2008

REFERENCE BOOKS:

• 1. Rakesh and Lele, Water Problem in Mines, Mrs. Ashalata, Varanasi,2003
• 2. Lawrence, D.P, Environmental Impact Assessment: Practical solutions to recurrent problems, John Wiley, 2003. B.TECH. MINING ENGG.