JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

UNIT - I

Waste and Their Handling: Definition of Hazardous wastes – types of Hazardous wastes – Sources – Characteristics. Hazardous waste Problems - impact on environmental health

UNIT - II

collection, Segregation and Transportation of Hazardous Wastes: Handling and segregation of wastes at source. Collection and storage of hazardous wastes; Physical and biological routes of transport of hazardous substances – sources and characterization. Sampling and analysis of hazardous wastes –proximate analysis – survey analysis – directed analysis

UNIT - III

Hazardous Waste and Management: Handling, collection, storage and transport. Hazardous waste treatment technologies: TSDF concept - Physical, chemical and thermal treatment of hazardous waste: solidification, chemical fixation, encapsulation, pyrolysis and incineration. Hazardous waste landfills - Site selections, design and operation. HW reduction, recycling and reuse, Regulatory aspects of HWM/HWM rules.

UNIT - IV

Biomedical Waste Management: Classification, collection, segregation Treatment and disposal. Radioactive waste: Definition, Low level and high level radioactive wastes and their management, Radiation standard by ICRP and AERB

UNIT - V

E-Waste Management: Waste characteristics, generation, collection, transport and disposal, regulatory aspects of e waste, global strategy, recycling.

TEXT BOOKS:

• 1. Hazardous waste management Charles A. Wentz. Second edition 1995. McGraw Hill International.
• 2. Integrated solid waste management George Tchobanoglous, Hilary Theisen & Sammuel A. Vigil.
• 3. Criteria for hazardous waste landfills – CPCB guidelines 2000.
• 4. Hazardous waste management by Prof. Anjaneyulu. th
• 5. Environmental Sciences by Daniel B. Botkin and Edward A. Keller, Wiley student, 6 edition- 2009.
• 6. Standard handbook of Hazardous waste treatment and disposal by Harry M. Freeman, McGraw Hill 1997.
• 7. Management of Solid waste in developing countries by Frank Flintoff , WHO regional publications 1976 M. Tech – I Year – II Sem. (Envir. Engg.) ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING LAB - II PART- A
• 1. Standard plate count test
• 2. MPN
• 3. Morphology of Algae, Fungi, Protozoa and insects. PART- B: Experiments using the following instruments
• 1. Spectrophotometer
• 2. Mercury Analyzer
• 3. Flame Photometer
• 4. High Volume Sampler
• 5. Stack Monitoring Equipment
• 6. Noise Level Meter
• 7. Meteorological instruments