Details of ID4204 (Spring 2016)
| Level: 4 | Type: Theory | Credits: 3.0 |
| Course Code | Course Name | Instructor(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ID4204 | Shallow Subsurface Environment and Processes | Sujata Ray, Sutapa Bose |
| Preamble |
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| This course introduces students to the surface environment in which every natural system has been impacted by humans. Here, students will exert their spirit of scientific enquiry to understand the causes, nature, behaviour and impact of anthropogenic pollution on our planet. Environmental problems in these systems will be solved by students using the concepts of materials and energy balance. An emphasis is placed on acquiring the skill of critically appraising the peer reviewed literature. |
| Syllabus |
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| Introduction: Development of concepts for terrestrial ecosystems, Measurements of flows: Measurement of carbon, nutrient energy and water balances in ecosystems, The Soil Environment: Biological processes in soils, Net primary production, Chemical properties of litter and soil organic matter, Decay rates and nutrient dynamics of litter and soil organic matter, Monod model of bacterial degradation, Plant-soil interactions, Role of fire in carbon and nutrient balances, Human impacts on surface processes, Air Pollution, Air Pollution and metereology, Atmospheric Stability and the Adiabatic Lapse Rate, Mixing Depths, Gaussian Plume Model, Biochemical and Chemical Oxygen Demand, Modeling the fate and transport of organic compounds in the environment, processes affecting pollutant fate and transport, predicting pollutant concentrations in rivers, Streeter-Phelps Equation, Pollutants in lakes and stratification, pH calculation of rainwater, Alkalinity |
| Prerequisite |
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| None |
| References |
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| 1. Terrestrial Ecosystems,by John D Aber and Jerry M. Melillo, 1991, Saunders College Pub.
2. Introduction to Environmental Engineering and Science, Gilbert M. Masters, 2008, Prentice Hall |
Course Credit Options
| Sl. No. | Programme | Semester No | Course Choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IP | 2 | Not Allowed |
| 2 | IP | 4 | Elective |
| 3 | IP | 6 | Not Allowed |
| 4 | MR | 2 | Not Allowed |
| 5 | MR | 4 | Not Allowed |
| 6 | MS | 8 | Core |
| 7 | RS | 1 | Elective |
| 8 | RS | 2 | Elective |