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Faculty of Science Handbook, Session 2015/2016

SIH 2004 ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION indicators. Practices of biomonitoring in environmental
management in Malaysia. Practical on biomonitoring in
Definition of environment-related terms. Review of current aquatic and terrestrial environments.
environmental problems. Types of pollutants and how they
affect the organisms and ecosystem. Pollution from Assessment Methods:
sediment, nutrients (eutrophication), hazardous materials, Continuous Assessment: 40%
organics, and oil spills etc. The effects of pollution on Final Examination: 60%
environmental and climatic factors.
Greenhouse effect, acid rain and ozone depletion. A look Medium of Instruction:
at problems in waste disposal, energy use and English
environmental management in general..
Soft Skills:
Assessment Methods: CS3, CT3, EM2
Continuous Assessment: 40%
Final Examination: 60% Main References:
1. Jain KK 2010. The Handbook of Biomarkers. Humana
Medium of Instruction: Press.
English 2. Jørgensen SE, Xu F-L, Costanza R. 2010. Handbook
of Ecological Indicators for Assessment of Ecosystem.
Soft Skills: CRC Press.
CS3, CT3, LL1, EM1 3. Oscoz J, Galicia D, Miranda R. 2011. Identification
Guide of Freshwater Macroinvertebrates of Spain.
Main References: Springer.
1. Wright and Boorse (2013). Environmental Science:
Toward a Sustainable Future, 12th Edition. Prentice
Hall SIH 2007 PRINCIPLES OF WASTE MANAGEMENT
2. Miller and Spoolman (2013). Environmental Science.
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14 Edition. Cengage Learning. Introduction to types and sources of integrated waste
3. Global Environment. management. Management of waste through its quantity
and quality. Modern and conservative techniques in
integrated waste management. Organisation in waste
SIH 2005 INSTRUMENTATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL management. Waste hierarchy. Recycling activities and
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS laws and regulations of the solid waste management.

This course addresses knowledge and understanding of Assessment Methods:
the separation, analytical spectroscopy and Continuous Assessment: 40%
chromatography techniques used in environmental Final Examination: 60%
chemical analysis. It will help the students to understand
the principles, applications and limitations of analytical Medium of Instruction:
techniques such as gas chromatography, high English
performance liquid, ion, potentiometric, amperometric,
coulometric, electrogravimetric, voltametric, refractive Soft Skills:
index and birefringence measurements CS3, CT3, TS2, LL2, EM 2.

Assessment Methods: References:
Continuous Assessment: 40% 1. Waste Management.
Final Examination: 60% http://www.journals.elsevier.com/waste-
management/
Medium of Instruction: 2. Waste Management & Research.
English http://wmr.sagepub.com/
3. Solid Waste and Recycling.
http://www.solidwastemag.com/
Soft Skills:
CS3, CT3, EM2 SIH 2008 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

Main References: Introduction to the concept of occupational health, safety
1. Zeng, E.Y. (2015) Comprehensive Analytical and environment. Identification, assessment and control of
Chemistry. Amsterdam: Elsevier B.V. hazards at workplace, accident investigation method at
2. Patnaik, P. (2010) Handbook of Environmental workplace, safety process management and risk
Analysis: Chemical Pollutants in Air, Water, Soil and assessment. Knowledge and calculation of TLVs
nd
Solid Wastes, 2 Edn. London: CRC Press. (Threshold Limit Values) for safe working environment.
3. De, A.K. (2010) Environmental Chemistry. New Delhi: Visit to laboratories in order to observe health and safety
New Age International. procedures are being practised will be carried out.

Assessment Methods:
SIH 2006 BIOLOGICAL MONITORING Continuous Assessment: 40%
Final Examination: 60%
Biological monitoring and pollution. Natural and cultural
environmental stress. Principles of biomonitoring: Medium of Instruction:
objectives, selection of methods, selection of bioindicating English
organisms, data analyses and resource management.
Concepts of individual species, population and community Soft Skills:
levels as bioindicators. Community structure and CS3, CT3, TS2, EM2, LS2
functional changes. Field investigation on environmental
quality: data analyses and biotic indices. Bioaccumulative

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