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organics, and oil spills etc. The effects of pollution on Medium of Instruction:
environmental and climatic factors. English
Greenhouse effect, acid rain and ozone depletion. A look
at problems in waste disposal, energy use and Soft Skills:
environmental management in general.. CS3, CT3, EM2
Assessment Methods: Main References:
Continuous Assessment: 40% 1. Jain KK 2010. The Handbook of Biomarkers. Humana
Final Examination: 60% Press.
2. Jørgensen SE, Xu F-L, Costanza R. 2010. Handbook
Medium of Instruction: of Ecological Indicators for Assessment of Ecosystem.
English CRC Press.
3. Oscoz J, Galicia D, Miranda R. 2011. Identification
Soft Skills: Guide of Freshwater Macroinvertebrates of Spain.
CS3, CT3, LL1, EM1 Springer.
Main References:
1. Wright and Boorse (2013). Environmental Science: SIH 2007 PRINCIPLES OF WASTE MANAGEMENT
Toward a Sustainable Future, 12th Edition. Prentice
Hall Introduction to types and sources of integrated waste
2. Miller and Spoolman (2013). Environmental Science. management. Management of waste through its quantity
th
14 Edition. Cengage Learning. and quality. Modern and conservative techniques in
3. Global Environment. integrated waste management. Organisation in waste
management. Waste hierarchy. Recycling activities and
laws and regulations of the solid waste management.
SIH 2005 INSTRUMENTATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS Assessment Methods:
Continuous Assessment: 40%
This course addresses knowledge and understanding of Final Examination: 60%
the separation, analytical spectroscopy and
chromatography techniques used in environmental Medium of Instruction:
chemical analysis. It will help the students to understand English
the principles, applications and limitations of analytical
techniques such as gas chromatography, high Soft Skills:
performance liquid, ion, potentiometric, amperometric, CS3, CT3, TS2, LL2, EM 2.
coulometric, electrogravimetric, voltametric, refractive
index and birefringence measurements References:
1. Waste Management.
Assessment Methods: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/waste-
Continuous Assessment: 40% management/
Final Examination: 60% 2. Waste Management & Research.
http://wmr.sagepub.com/
Medium of Instruction: 3. Solid Waste and Recycling.
English 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 Main References:
indicators. Practices of biomonitoring in environmental 1. Safety Health and Environmental Protection.
management in Malaysia. Practical on biomonitoring in A.Wentz, 1998.
aquatic and terrestrial environments. 2. Risk Assessment: An environmental Perspective.
Peter K. Lagoy, 2005.
Assessment Methods: 3. Environmental Quality Act 1974 (Act 127),
Continuous Assessment: 40% International Law book Services, 2005.
Final Examination: 60%

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