JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

UNIT - I

Air Pollution: Definition of Air Pollution - Sources & Classification of Air Pollutants - Effects of air pollution - Global effects - Air Quality and Emission standards - Sampling of Pollutants in ambient air - Stack sampling.

UNIT - II

Meteorology and Air Pollution: Factors influencing air pollution, Wind rose, Mixing Depths, Lapse rates and dispersion - Atmospheric stability, Plume rise and dispersion, Prediction of air quality, Box model - Gaussian model - Dispersion coefficient - Application of tall chimney for Pollutant dispersion.

UNIT - III

Control of Particulate Pollutants: Properties of particulate pollution - Particle size distribution - Control mechanism - Dust removal equipment - Design and operation of settling chambers, cyclones, wet dust scrubbers, fabric filters & ESP.

UNIT - IV

Control of Gaseous Pollutants: Process and equipment for the removal by chemical methods - Design and operation of absorption and adsorption equipment - Combustion and condensation equipment.

UNIT - V

Automobile Pollution and Control; Sources, Theoretical Considerations, Operating conditions Vs Emissions, Pollution control Measures, Emission Standards.Control of Air Pollution: Zoning and site selection – Other Management controls, AP Legislation.

REFERENCES:

• 1. Rao M.N. (1986), Air Pollution, McGraw Hill.
• 2. Wark K. & Warner C.F., Air Pollution its origin and Control.
• 3. Martin Craford (1980), Air Pollution theory, Tata McGraw Hill Publishers
• 4. Stern A.C. (1968) Air Pollution, Vol. 1 - 5, Academic Press, New York.
• 5. Perkins H.C. (1974) Air Pollution, Mc Graw Hill Kogakusha Ltd., Tokyo. R19 M.TECH ENVIRONMENTAL ENGG. M. Tech – I Year – IISem. (Env. Engg.)