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Atmosphere And Air Pollution Introduction: Definition, Atmospheric composition, Different zones and temperature profiles of atmosphere. Atmospheric Phenomena: Dynamism of atmosphere, Energy balance of atmosphere, Meteorological aspects, Wind and wind roses, Environmental and adiabatic lapse rates, Derivations of DALR, WALR and ELR, Atmospheric stability, Factors influencing stability, Temperature inversions, Mixing height. Air Pollution: Air pollutants and their sources, Air pollution scenario, Local, regional and global effects of air pollution, Atmospheric chemistry and secondary air pollutants, Ambient air quality standards. Dispersion and Air Quality Modeling: Factors influencing the pollutants discharged into atmosphere, Pasquills stability classification, Plume behavior, Plume rise, Fundamentals of air quality modeling, Gaussian plume dispersion model, Air quality modeling softwares. Air Quality Monitoring: Ambient air, stack and tail pipe monitoring, Sampling methods, Sampling stations, Isokinetic sampling, Averaging times, Air quality monitoring equipments, High volume sampler, Orsat Apparatus, Stack monitoring kits, Flue gas analyzer, Continuous ambient air and stack monitoring kits. Global Environmental Issues: Climate and climate change,Acid rains, Stratospheric Ozone depletion. Indoor Air Pollution: Indoor air pollutants, Sources and effects, Fugitive emissions, Factors influencing indoor air pollution, Air quality of residential, commercial and institutional places. Laboratory Work: Ambient air monitoring and parameters, stack monitoring and parameters, Tail pipe monitoring and Weather monitoring. Recommended Books: Fox, D. L., Turner, D. B., Stern, A. C. and Boubel, R.W., Fundamentals of Air Pollution, Academic Press (2004).
Perkins, H.C., Air Pollution, McGraw -Hill (1974). Rao M.N. and Rao H.V.N., Air Pollution, Tata McGraw -Hill (2006).

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