JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Course Objectives

The objectives of the course are to

• Define the terms and Understands the necessity of solid waste management
• Explain the strategies for the collection of solid waste
• Describe the solid waste disposal methods
• Categorize Hazardous Waste

Course Outcomes

At the end of the course the student will able to:

• Identify the physical and chemical composition of solid wastes
• Analyze the functional elements for solid waste management.
• Understand the techniques and methods used in transformation, conservation, and recovery of materials from solid wastes.
• Identify and design waste disposal systems

UNIT - I

Solid Waste: Definitions, Types of solid wastes, sources of solid wastes, Characteristics, and perspectives; properties of solid wastes, Sampling of Solid wastes, Elements of solid waste management - Integrated solid waste management, Solid Waste Management Rules 2016.

UNIT - II

Engineering Systems for Solid Waste Management: Solid waste generation; on-site handling, storage and processing; collection of solid wastes; Stationary container system and Hauled container systems – Route planning - transfer and transport; processing techniques;

UNIT - III

Engineering Systems for Resource and Energy Recovery: Processing techniques; materials recovery systems; recovery of biological conversion products – Composting, pre and post processing, types of composting, Critical parameters, Problems with composing - recovery of thermal conversion products; Pyrolisis, Gasification, RDF - recovery of energy from conversion products; materials and energy recovery systems.

UNIT - IV

Landfills: Evolution of landfills – Types and Construction of landfills – Design considerations – Life of landfills- Landfill Problems – Lining of landfills – Types of liners – Leachate pollution and control – Monitoring landfills – Landfills reclamation.

UNIT - V

Hazardous waste Management: – Sources and characteristics, Effects on environment, Risk assessment – Disposal of hazardous wastes – Secured landfills, incineration - Monitoring – Biomedical waste disposal, E-waste management, Nuclear Wastes, Industrial waste Management

TEXT BOOKS:

• 1. Tchobanoglous G, Theisen H and Vigil SA ‘Integrated Solid Waste Management, Engineering Principles and Management Issues’ McGraw-Hill, 1993.
• 2. Vesilind PA, Worrell W and Reinhart D, ‘Solid Waste Engineering’ Brooks/Cole Thomson Learning Inc., 2002.

REFERENCE BOOKS:

• 1. Peavy, H.S, Rowe, D.R., and G. Tchobanoglous, ‘Environmental Engineering’, McGraw Hill Inc., New York, 1985.
• 2. Qian X, Koerner RM and Gray DH, ‘Geotechnical Aspects of Landfill Design and Construction’ Prentice Hall, 2002. CE812PE: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (PE – V) B.Tech. IV Year II Sem. L T/P/D C 3 0/0/0 3

Course Objectives

The objectives of the course are to

• Define and Classify Environmental Impacts and the terminology
• Understands the environmental Impact assessment procedure
• Explain the EIA methodology
• List and describe environmental audits

Course Outcomes

At the end of the course the student will be able to

• Identify the environmental attributes to be considered for the EIA study
• Formulate objectives of the EIA studies
• Identify the methodology to prepare rapid EIA
• Prepare EIA reports and environmental management plans

UNIT - I

Introduction: The Need for EIA, Indian Policies Requiring EIA, The EIA Cycle and Procedures, Screening, Scoping, Baseline Data, Impact Prediction, Assessment of Alternatives, Delineation of Mitigation Measure and EIA Report, Public Hearing, Decision Making, Monitoring the Clearance Conditions, Components of EIA, Roles in the EIA Process. Government of India Ministry of Environment and Forest Notification (2000), List of projects requiring Environmental clearance, Application form, Composition of Expert Committee, Ecological sensitive places, International agreements.

UNIT - II

EIA Methodologies: Environmental attributes-Criteria for the selection of EIA methodology, impact identification, impact measurement, impact interpretation & Evaluation, impact communication, Methods-Adhoc methods, Checklists methods, Matrices methods, Networks methods, Overlays methods. EIA review- Baseline Conditions -Construction Stage Impacts, post project impacts.

UNIT - III

Environmental Management Plan: EMP preparation, Monitoring Environmental Management Plan, Identification of Significant or Unacceptable Impacts Requiring Mitigation, Mitigation Plans and Relief & Rehabilitation, Stipulating the Conditions, Monitoring Methods, Pre- Appraisal and Appraisal.

UNIT - IV

Environmental Legislation and Life cycle Assessment: Environmental laws and protection acts, Constitutional provisions-powers and functions of Central and State government, The Environment (Protection) Act 1986, The Water Act 1974, The Air act 1981, Wild Life act 1972, Guidelines for control of noise, loss of biodiversity, solid and Hazardous waste management rules. Life cycle assessment: Life cycle analysis, Methodology, Management, Flow of materials-cost criteria- case studies.

UNIT - V

Case Studies: Preparation of EIA for developmental projects- Factors to be considered in making assessment decisions, Water Resources Project, Pharmaceutical industry, thermal plant, Nuclear fuel complex, Highway project, Sewage treatment plant, Municipal Solid waste processing plant, Air ports.

TEXT BOOKS:

• 1. Anjaneyulu. Y and Manickam. V., Environmental Impact Assessment Methodologies, B.S. Publications, Hyderabad, 2007
• 2. Barthwal, R. R., Environmental Impact Assessment, New Age International Publishers, 2002

REFERENCE BOOKS:

• 1. Jain, R.K., Urban, L.V., Stracy, G.S., Environmental Impact Analysis, Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., New York, 1991.
• 2. Rau, J.G. and Wooten, D.C., Environmental Impact Assessment, McGraw Hill Pub. Co., New York, 1996.