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 GE3451 ENVIRONMENTAL
SCIENCES AND SUSTAINABILITY
UNIT I: ENVIRONMENT AND BIODIVERSITY 6
nt, and THIRUMATHI ADIGALAR, Vice - Definition, scope and importance of environment — need for public
awareness. Eco-system and Energy flow — ecological succession. Types of
Adhiparasakthi Charitable, Medical
biodiversity: genstic, species and ecosystem diversity — values of biodiversity,
jonal and Cultural Trust for having blessed this India as a mega-diversity nafion - hot-spols of biodiversity — threats to
biodiversity: habitat loss, poaching of wildiife, man-wildiife confiicts — endangered
and endemic species of India — conservation of biodiversity: In-situ and ex-situ.
am grateful to Dr. G.B. SENTHIL. KUMAR,
UNIT II: ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION 9
pondent, Dr. S. Ramasamy, Dean,
Causes, Effects and Preventive measures of Water, Soil, Air and Noise
asakthi Engineering College, Melmaruvathur Pollutions. Solid, Hazardous and E-Waste management. Case studies on
ir encouragements in bringing out the book. Occupational Health And Safety Management System (OHASMS). Environmental
Protection, Environmental protection acts.
am thankful to Dr. N. Pappayee, Professor of
istry, Adhiparasakthi Engineering College, UNIT IIT: RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY 6
ruvathur for her selfless service to bring out Energy management and conservation, New Energy Sources: Need of
new sources. Different types of new energy sources. Applications of - Hydrogen
text books successfully. energy, Ocean energy resources, Tidal energy conversion, Concept, origin and
power plants of geothermal energy.
am also . thankful to Dr. S. Sakthi Radha,
Dept. of Chemistry, Adhiparasakthi Engineering UNIT TV: SUSTAINABILITY AND MANAGEMENT 6
. Melmaruvathur, for her useful suggestions Development, GDP, sustinabity - concept, needs and
lp in the preparation of this text book. challenges-economic, social and aspects of sustainability-from unsustainability
to sustainability-millennium development goals, and protocols-Sustainable
Finally I would like to thank the Staff Members Development Goals-targets, indicators and intervention areas. Climate change-
Global Regional and local environmental issues and possible solutions-case
the Engineering Colleges for their wishes and studies. Concept of Carbon Credit, Carbon Foolprint Environmental
L. management in industry-A case study.

UNIT V: SUSTAINABILITY PRACTICES 6

- Dr. A. Ravikrishnan Zero waste and R concept, Circular economy, 1SO 14,000 Series,
Material Life cycle assessment. Environmental Impact Assessment. Sustainable
habitat: Green buildings, Green materials, Energy efficiency, Sustainable
transports. Sustainable energy: Non-conventional Sources, Energy Cycles-carbon
cycle, emission and sequestration, Green Engineering: Sustainable urbanization-
Socic-economical and technological change.

Total: 30 Perfods
 2. Environmental Pollution..........c..ou.... 2.1-2.6
Introduction . .. .
Air Pollution .
nment and Biodive ‘Water Pollution . ..
Soil Pollution
Definitions . . . Noise Pollution .
Types of Environment Solid Waste Managemant (or) Waste Shed
Components of the Environment. . . . Management. .
Scope of Environmental Studies. ... Hazardous Waste. .
Importance (or) Significance of Environmental ¢ - Waste (electronic Waste)
Occupational Health and Safety Management
Need for Public Awareness. . . System (OHASMS)
Ecology. Environmental Protection . ...
Ecosystem. . Part B Questions
Types of Ecosystem 3. Renewable Sources of Energy.. . 1-3.2¢
Structure (or) Components of an Ecosystem. .
Energy Management and Conservation
Function of an Ecosystem
New Energy Sources
Energy Flow in the Ecosystems .
Applications of Hydrogen Energy.
Ecological Succession
Applications of Ocean Energy Resources
Biodiversity ... ..oiiiiii e .
Applications of Tidal Energy Conversion ...
Classification (or) Levels (or) Types of
Geothermal Power Plant (GTE)
Biodiversity
Part B Questions
Values of Biodiversity
India as a Mega-diversity Nation
Hot-spots of Biodiversity Development
Hot Spots of Biodeversity In India .... GDP (Gross Domestic Product) . .
Threats to Biodiversity Sustainability
Endangered and Endemic Species of India. From Unsustainability to Sustainability . . ..
Conservation of Biodiversity Millennium Development Goals
Types (or) Strategy of Biodiversity Sustainability Protocols. ..
Conservation. .. ..........o i 1.51 Sustainable Development
Part B Questions. ....ovveunvnevennnennninnnnn 1.58 Climate Change
 fif,‘arbon Credit . .
|/Carbon Footprint. . . .

Sestainability Practices
.o veiecceronceaas

;R Concept (or) 3R Concept (Reduce, Reuse

4nd Recycle)
ircular Economy . . .
SO 14000 Series ...
‘Material Life Cycle Assessment.......... e 5.13
finvironmenml Impact Assessment (EIA).
Sustainable Habitat
n Buildings
Green Materials. . .
Energy Efficiency . . .
Sustainable Transport . .
ustainable Energy . ...
Non-conventional Sources (or) Renewable Fig. 2.2 Trickling filter
¥nergy Sources
inergy CyCles . ... ...ietriiei e 5.41 Analysis
Carbon Emission and Sequestration
Recycling /
Sreen Engineering Disposal
ustainable Urbanization. .......... ..o 5.52
ocio-economical Change on Sustainable
Drbanization
art B Questions
Part A - Questions and Answers .
Annexore (Tamil Meanings)

Fig 2.4 Steps of hazardous

waste management
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Fig. 2.5 Storage of Hazardous waste in Land fill

 LIFECYCLE
ASSESSMENT

Fig. 5.4 Circular Economy

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Gear box & generd

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Wind
direction
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Fig. 5.7 Energy efficiency logo

Fig. 5.12 Wind mill

Fig. 5.8 Sustainable transport

 nourishment from the"soil. Nourishment
nitrogenous mater: excreted by animal (or) by‘t
bodies of other plants and zzmmals

Thus for, the sumval of an ammal (or)

a microbe, it requires.-a supply of materials and\emova]c
of waste products frém -its’ environment.

The degradauon of the environment has: beécoine 2

serious problem. T‘,hekpolluzion of $oil; ‘water-and”
i
s to loss of valuable ngmmly'resources. . 2
1.1 Structure of atmosphere with temperature
 Environmental “Sciences. and. &

| Functions of atmesphere -
It maintains” the " heat. " b;
absorbing ‘the:

Functions

Carbon-dioxide -fes;
1)

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pubhc can be utilized ‘to enforce t:he envn‘onmen{
If pecessary the member “of pubhc ould “conduc
mter%t lmtrauons )
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' 1.12.1 Types of Functions
Functions of an ecosysiein are. Of tree types. .

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teractmg thh one another and with Hi

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‘have, hee domesncaxed only from. the tropieal wfld Plams
A farge flllmb€l of wild-animals: are also consurned as fo0

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 Animal product Animal :;

Industry -

Ivory. - works.
Pearls industry.
have. obtaineda CmfléfCi‘BI - S
- ted . and 'sold.” These (a) Rice accounts for 22% of the cropped area and
derived from the ‘animals and plants. | Cereals accounts for 39% of the cropped area.
 Distribution:
Anim:
 ncéé and. Sustainability.

il greements: = L 0
atened . due 'to- habitat
and - over

44 plant speéies are.

3 are:vulnerable
 11, Seahorsés; -Star turtl “These. valuable s
also illegally sold-into’-the: foreign - market' for want of |
money. - j

Remedy meuseres
1. Tilegal hunting and trade of animals and animal |
products should be stopped immediately.

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 i Enwmnmenrai Soxenaes and: Sustaipability

3 = sheuld not purchase furcuat, purse (or) -bag (or)

i C dfle skm (or) pyf.hon skin.

retahanon, tI}e: vfllawers

sts“and “badly injured” 30 ]
 *‘Number g
. Fhreatened ‘spet

- Molluscs
Insects

faporions endeugersd Spedes : j

A few ipeciesof endangered: reptiles, mammals, |
irds and plants are given below.
Grizzlybear | African clephant |

Blue whale Florida panther Siberian tiger | Biack rhinoceros

 Table 110

“Fuctors - affecting end

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2~ Pollution aisc play: 2

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1. Frog eggs, tadpoles d’ adulis are very sensitive to |
many pollutants especmfly pesticides. |
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(3. Populations ~of #:same- cafl*i also’ be “reduced by
. Jntroductionof. 1 predators. ompetitors
-:(like; fish) jand: dis g
 Onehormed :Rhino
- Gujarat {Indiani Tion
Karnataka _|Elephant
T & K Hangil
U.P Tiger
M.P Tiger -
Kerala Tiger, Elephan
U.P Tiger
Rajasthan Tiger
Rajasthan ;Tiger
R ST BRI
§ Name of Sancty

Nal Sarovar Bird/' -

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Sanctiiary
Mudumalai Wildlife
Sanct .
 servation’ .
incréasingdué 1o’

¢ assured food, water,

; seed banks, “microbial’ ‘culfure ence longer life spe
and
“ cell: cultures; museams, zoological ieridangered species,’ hich
survival, in the ‘world, -~
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(INV.AUT June 2010}
stratec'y adopted o conserve‘
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tmd by conservauon of
‘Insmx and Exsltux
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Write mformauve notes ‘on “Insitu’ ccnservanon ;
(Che A U. Dec 20091
Explain dlffs:rent methods of In-Situ’ conservation of
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