Faculty Orientation Program on B.Sc. 4 th Year Environmental
Science Curricula
July 9-10, 2015
Prof. Dr. Rejina Maskey Byanju
CDES,TU

• Prof. Dr. Rejina Maskey Byanju
(rmaskey@cdes.edu.np)
• Dr. Sadhana Pradhanang
(spradhanang@cdes.edu.np)
• Suman Man Shrestha
(sshrestha@cdes.edu.np)
• Dr. Udhab Khadka
(ukhadka@cdes.edu.np
)
• Sunilbabu Khatri
(rajabituwa@gmail.com)
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• Course Code : Env. 403
• Nature of course: Theory (Compulsory-II)
• Lecture hours: 150
• Full marks : 100
• Pass marks: 35
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• General Objective:
• To produce competent professionals on environmental pollution control.
• Specific Objectives:
• To familiarize students with fundamental pollution control of air, water, noise and land pollution
• To provide knowledge of Integrated solid waste management approaches
• To provide basic concept of regulatory mechanism to control pollution
• To acquaint the concept of environment governance and its role in pollution controls
• To familiarize students on guiding principles of environment governance in pollution controls.
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Unit
Title Lecture hrs
Environment Governance 15
Weight age
(%)
10
4
5
6
2
3
Governance and Pollution Control
Air Pollution Control
Water Pollution Control
Noise Pollution Control
Land Pollution
7 Solid Waste Management Technology
8 Analytical techniques in Environmental
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Quality Assessment
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25
20
20
25
10
10
25
6.7
16.7
16.7
13.3
13.3
16.7
6.7
5

SS Content
Introduction: Concept, scope and importance of environmental Governance
Environmental governance in Nepal
National legislative framework: Environment Protection
Act (EPA), Environment Protection Rule (EPR)
Sectoral environmental legislations: national strategy, plans and polices, guidelines, manuals and standards;
Legislative framework;
International convention and treaties; Major International conventions adopted by Nepal
Environmental justice; Good governance;
1
2
Lecture hrs
1
5
4
2
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SS
Content Lecture hrs
Environmental pollution and phases of pollution abatement technology development
Sustainable requirement of environmental governance
Environment governance: principle and practices; Role of environment governance to pollution control
2
2
2
Capacities of EG (Legal and institutional frame work decision taking knowledge, enforcement and incentives, integration mechanism)
Concept of EG models (Concept of UNEP, Compliance,
Cleaner production)
2
2
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Unit 3: Air Pollution Control (25 hrs)
SS Content
Air pollution control strategies: factors, fundamental approaches (pre combustion control, combustion modification, post combustion control, new industrial processes, energy conservation); Guiding principles (longterm & short-term)
Control technologies: atmospheric cleansing processes, equipment selection, Best Available Technology (BAT), preventive and control technology, better fuel counter measures, combustion control and energy saving, specific control devices for particulates and gaseous pollutants
L hrs
8
5
Aircraft emission measures: regulatory, technical, operational & economic measures; Transportation pollution control: fuel additive, road infrastructure, air – fuel ratio, traffic management, alternative / blended fuel
Indoor air pollution control: ICS, Building design, building code, air pollution control philosophy & regulatory approaches;
National vehicular mass emission control; Legal and regulatory tools for air pollution control in Nepal; Specific case assessment: general and advance control technologies for cement and brick kiln industries.
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3
4
8

SS Contents
Unit 4: Water Pollution Control (25 hrs)
Water Pollution Consequences: Nutrient enrichment, sedimentation, aquatic toxicity, groundwater contamination; Ecological impacts of water pollutants: Heavy metals
(Cadmium, Chromium, Lead and Zinc), Manmade Organics; Bioaccumulation & bio magnification (specific case with mercury), storm water runoff pollution (Diversification,
Sedimentation & Nutrient Enrichment);
Sampling: Ingredients of sampling protocol, Sampling type (Grab, Composite, Depth and area representative); Monitoring frequency for surface & ground water, and industrial effluent; Sampling equipment, General sampling techniques for microbiological and physical/ chemical water quality;
Guidelines, Standards and Water quality Legacy: water quality criteria & guidelines;
Fundamentals of criteria selection for health based drinking water contaminants
(microbial, inorganic and organic substances, treatment/construction chemicals & design), lake trophic criteria; Glimpses in water legislative tools in Nepal;
5
5
L hrs
5
Drinking water production & treatment: drinking water treatment steps, RWH, HH drinking water treatment methods;
Wastewater treatment: general approach on screening, grit removal, flow equalization; settling; design parameters, sludge processing - storage and disposal; Principles of biological treatment ,Glimpses on advance WW treatment; Disinfection, constructive wetland approach – examples of wastewater treatment system in municipalities & urban centers.
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6
9

SS Contents
CB analysis of noise pollution control (approach on direct and indirect cost,
CB ratio for standards and control) - problems in performing CB analysis, cost effectiveness, risk analysis, key components of cost and benefits;
Aspects of noise pollution control; Concept; Anechoic chamber, dampening and vibration control methods; Examples of noise barriers and absorbers;
Design modification; Receiver control - ear plugs and ear muffs; Traffic noise abatements - noise barriers, alternatives to noise barriers;
Noise control strategies: standards and guidelines; Endorsement of standards
(National) and guidelines (WHO);
Approach on noise abatement measures - ISO, ILO, American Conference of
Government Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), OSHA, etc.; Provision of national labor and industrial enterprises acts - Nepal;
L hrs
6
6
4
4
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Mr. Suman Man Shrestha
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Unit 8: Analytical Techniques in Environmental
Quality Assessment 10 hrs
SS Contents L hrs.
Air: monitoring techniques, criteria and standards 3
3 Water: monitoring techniques, quality criteria and standards, water quality impact analysis
Noise: mapping, abatement of noise, control techniques;
Soil: monitoring techniques, criteria and standards;
2
2
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Amacher, Michael C.; O’Neil, Katherine P.; Perry, Charles H. 2007. Soil vital signs:
A new Soil Quality Index (SQI) for assessing forest soil health. Res. Pap. RMRS-
RP-65WWW. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Bishwakarma, BK, Allen, R, Rajbhandari, NP, Dhital BK, Gurung, DB & Bailie, IC
(2012). On-Farm Monitoring of Improved Management of Farmyard Manure and
Soil Nutrient Fertilityin the Middle Hills of Nepal SSMP Document No. 176,
February 2012, Helvetas Nepal
MJ Bradley & Associates (2005). Best Available Technology for Air Pollution
Control: Analysis Guidance and Case Studies for North America, Manchester, US
Najam Adil. Papa Mihaela, Taiyab Nadaa (2006). Global Environmental
Governance - A Reform Agenda, iisd, Denmark.
Sapkota, B. (2004). Fundamental of Noise Pollution, Department of Physics,
Pulchowk Campus, Lalitpur, Nepal
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Tchobanoglous, G. and Kreith, F. (2002). Handbook of Solid Waste
Management Second Edition; McGraw-Hill Publication.
UNEP (2009). Converting Waste Plastics into Resource – Assessment
Guidelines, Revised version
Vesilind, P.A., Perirce, J.J., Weiner, R.F., 1990. Environmental Pollution and Control. Butterworth- Heinemann, USA.
World Bank (1998): Airborne Particulate Matter: Pollution Prevention &
Control; Pollution Prevention & Abatement Handbook
Wastewater Engineering Treatment & reuse, Fourth Edition, Metcalf &
Eddy, Tata McGraw-Hill, 2004.
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