The air pollution system: Gases and particulate; Atmospheric sources, sinks, transport; Effects of health and environment; Criterial pollutants, ambient and source standards. Characterization of aerosols, size distributions. Gaseous Pollutants, Control systems. Air quality management, dispersion modeling. Industrial and Vehicular sources of air pollution; Behaviour of pollutants in atmosphere; Emission factors, regulations, control strategies and policies; Monitoring of air pollutants, Particulate and Gaseous Pollutant Control, Control technologies for removal of SO2, NOx, VOC, Control technologies for motor vehicles.
Solid waste management: Sources, Composition and Properties of Municipal Solid Waste, Engineering principles; Generation, Onsite handling, storage and processing including segregation; Collection, Transfer and transport; Processing technique and equipment; Recovery of resources; Conversion products and energy; Composting; Recycling; Incineration and pyrolysis; Disposal of solid waste including sanitary landfill, planning, siting, design, closure and post-closure monitoring; Regional/Integrated solid waste management related issues.
Biomedical waste: Regulatory framework, categorization; generation, collection, transport, treatment and disposal.
Hazardous Waste Fundamentals, Definition, Classification, Generation, Regulatory process, Current Management Practices, Treatment and Disposal Methods, Physicochemical processes, Biological processes, Stabilization and solidification; Thermal methods; Land disposal, Remediation of Contaminated Sites.
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