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The syllabus of 3 -year Degree Course (Honours) in Environmental Science program offered by University of Calcutta is as follows: PART – I Paper I (Theoretical) GROUP – A: 50 Marks UNIT – I : Fundamentals of Environment (Marks : 25; Lectures – 25) I. Concept of Environment and Ecology: Definition, Types and Components of Environment (Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Lithosphere and Biosphere); History and definition of Ecology; Scopes and Objective of Environmental and Ecological science; Man – Environment relationships; Growth of environmental and Ecological science in India; Environmental history – a brief account; Environmental ethics and awareness; Environmental literacy (formal and non-formal education); Environmentalism; Ecofeminism, Green concept in politics; Environmental Organisations at National and International level II. Current Global Environmental Issues: Green House effect, Climate change, North – South conflict, Acid deposition, Desertification, Ozone layer depletion, El Nino phenomena, ENSO. UNIT – II : Physico-chemical principles of Environment (Marks : 25; Lectures – 25) I. Basics of General Chemistry: Molecular weight; Equivalent Weight; Molarity; Normality; Valency; Oxidation state and bonding; Oxidation and Reduction Reactions; Introduction to Periodic table. II. Basics of Chemical Equilibrium and Kinetics: Stoichiometry; Chemical equilibrium; Gibbs energy; Chemical Potential; Acid-base reactions (acidity, alkalinity, buffer and buffer capacity); Solubility product; Complexation of metal ions and organic complexes in natural water. III. Water Chemistry: Fundamentals of water quality. Concept of BOD, COD, Hardness, Carbonatebicarbonate system, Basic concept of colloid chemistry. Principles of sedimentation, coagulation. IV. Air Chemistry: Classification of elements, particles, ions and radicals in the atmosphere; Chemical process for formation of inorganic and organic particulate matters in air. Air pollutants as gaseous and particulates such as CO2, O3 , SOx, NOx, Flyash, PM-10, PM-2.5, VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds), PAHs (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons), Peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN) and Photochemical smog. Ozone chemistry. Syllabus 3 -year Degree Course (Honours) in Environmental Science University of Calcutta ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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