Environmental Studies and E-Waste Management (BCS508)

Environmental Studies and E-Waste Management

Course Code BCS508 
CIE Marks 50
Teaching Hours/Week (L:T:P: S) 1:0:0:0 
SEE Marks 50
Total Hours of Pedagogy 14 
Total Marks 100
Credits 01 
Exam Hours 1
Examination type (SEE) Theory

Module-1

Ecosystem and Sustainability:

Ecosystem: Structure of Ecosystem, Types: Forest, Desert, Wetlands, Riverine, Oceanic ecosystems.

Sustainability: 17SDG targets and possible actions.

Self-Study Component (SSC): Components of the environment.

Textbook 1: CH- 3, e-resource:1

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Module-2

Natural resources and Energy:

Natural Resources: Water resources – Availability & Quality aspects, Water borne diseases & water induced

diseases, Fluoride problem in drinking water.

Energy:Different types of energy, Conventional sources & Non -Conventional sources of Energy, Solar

energy, Wind Energy, Hydrogen as an alternative energy

Self-Study Component (SSC): Alternative Energy sources

Textbook 1: CH- 2

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Module-3

Environmental Pollution:

Environmental Pollution: Water Pollution, Noise pollution, Air pollution (Sources, Impacts, Preventive

measures and Public Health Aspects.

Self-Study Component (SSC): Case studies of air pollution episodes

Textbook 1: CH- 5

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Module-4

Waste management:

Waste management: Solid Waste Management , types and sources, functional elements of SWM, Biomedical

Waste Management - Sources, Characteristics

Environmental Legislation: Solid Waste Management Rules,2016, Biomedical Waste Management Rules, 2016. 

Self-Study Component (SSC): Case studies on waste management options

Textbook 1: CH- 6, e-resource:2

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Module-5

E - Waste Management

E- waste; composition and generation. Global context in e- waste; E-waste pollutants, E waste hazardous

properties, Effects of pollutant (E- waste) on human health and surrounding environment, domestic e-waste

disposal, Basic principles of E waste management, Component of E waste management.

E-waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011; and E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 - Salient Features and its implications.

Self-Study Component (SSC): E-Waste (Management) Amendment Rules, 2023, 2024

Textbook 1: CH- 6, Textbook 2: CH-2, e-resource:3

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Important Links:

1. MCQ Module-1 to Module-5  [Click here to download]
2. Model Question Paper-1 with Solution [Click here to download]

3. Model Question Paper-2 with Solution [Click here to download]

Suggested Learning Resources:

Textbooks

1. S M Prakash , “Environmental Studies” 3rd Edition, Elite Publishing House, Mangalore, 2018.

2. Hester R.E., and Harrison R.M, Electronic Waste Management. Science, 2009.

Reference Books:

1. EarchBarucha, “Environmental Studies for UG students”, 2004.

2. Benny Joseph (2005), “Environmental Studies” , Tata McGraw – Hill Publishing Company Limited.

3. R. Rajagopalan, “Environmental Studies- From Crisis to Cure” , 2nd Edition, Oxford university press, New Delhi, 2013.

4. Johri R., E-waste: implications, regulations, and management in India and current global best practices, TERI Press, New Delhi.

5. Raman Sivakumar, “Principles of Environmental Science and Engineering”, 2nd edition, Cengage

learning Singapur, 2005.

6. G. Tyler Miller Jr., “Environmental Science – working with the Earth”, Eleventh Edition, Thomson Brooks/Cole, 2006

7. Dr. Pratiba Singh, Dr.Anoop Singh and Dr. PiyushMalaviya, “Text Book of Environmental and Ecology”,

Acme Learning Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi.

8. P. Meenakshi, “Elements of Environmental Science and Engineering”, Prentice Hall of India Private

Limited, New Delhi, 2006