JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

UNIT - I

Rural Water Supply: Basic Objectives, Development of Water Supply Schemes for Rural Areas - Health and Economic Aspects in Design of the Scheme, Disinfection of Wells, Specific Problems in Rural Water Supply and Treatment and Remedies, Design of Distribution Systems Rural Areas.

UNIT - II

Vector Control: Fundamentals of epidemiology - vector borne diseases - types of vectors - mosquitoes, flies, rodents - rationale of control and naturalistic methods of control - uses and limitations of pesticides - engineering methods of vector control.

UNIT - III

Food Sanitation: Introduction to food and drugs act - Food poisoning - Food storage and preservation - sanitation of eating and drinking places - slaughter houses and market sanitation. Milk Sanitation: Diseases transmitted through milk -Pasteurization- Inspection - Sampling and testing of milk.

UNIT - IV

Industrial Hygiene: Effects of environmental factors on health - Occupational hazards - Comfort and production.Radiological Health: Radio activity - Harmful effects of radiation - Safety measures -Radioactive waste disposal.

UNIT - V

Environmental Sanitation Sanitation: Basic Objectives, Public Health Significance, Environmental Health Programmes and Organization, Control of Communicable Diseases, Environmental Health Planning, Rural Excreta Disposal - Method of Disposal of Night Soil, Types of Privies, Bore Hole Latrine, Septic and Aqua Privy, Septic Tank and Effluent Disposal Arrangements, Low Cost Wastewater Treatment Systems, Biogas Plants.

REFERENCES:

• 1. Municipal and Rural Sanitation: EulersV.M. and Steel E.W.
• 2. Wastewater, collection, treatment, disposal and reuse: Metcalf and Eddy
• 3. Environmental Sanitation: J.A. Salvato
• 4. Public Health Engineering: E.B. Phelps
• 5. Text Book of Preventive and Social Medicine: J.E. Park and K. Park
• 6. Ehlers, V.M. and Steel, E.W.: Municipal and Rural Sanitation, Mc Graw Hill Company Inc., New York, 1964. M. Tech. (Env. Engg.)