Pollutants and Water Supply

By Dr. Anuj Kumar Purwar | Indira Gandhi National Open University

Learners enrolled: 1549

Pollution is one of the major problems that affect biodiversity, ecosystems and human health worldwide by contaminating water, air and soil. Among all types of pollution, water pollution is a major global concern and problem that kills people in significant number each year. The aim of this course is to discuss different type of pollutants and design & operation principles of different water treatment systems. This course covers other topics like water collection systems, water quality analysis and principles of water supply systems also in detail.

Course Credit: 4

Summary

Course Status :	Completed
Course Type :	Core
Language for course content :	English
Duration :	16 weeks
Category :	Civil Engineering
Credit Points :	4
Level :	Undergraduate
Start Date :	01 Sep 2021
End Date :
Enrollment Ends :	30 Oct 2021
Exam Date :

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Course layout

Week 1: Pollutants and their Effects

Week 2: Air Pollution

Week 3: Land Pollution

Week 4: Water Pollution

Week 5: Water Quality-Criteria & Analysis

Week 6: Water Requirements

Week 7: Sources and Collection of Water

Week 8: Overview of Purification and Pre-Treatment

Week 9: Theory and Design of Sedimentation

Week 10: Theory and Design of Filtration

Week 11: Theory and Design of Disinfection

Week 12: Water Softening and Specific Treatments

Week 13: Storage and Distribution Reservoirs

Week 14: Pumps and Pumping Requirements, Valves and Appurtenances

Week 15: Hydraulic Considerations and Design

Week 16: Distribution Network-Analysis and Design

Books and references

Water Supply Engineering: Dr. B.C. Punmia, Ashok Kr. Jain and Arun K Jain
Water Supply and Sanitary Engineering: G. S. Birdie and J. S. Birdie
Environmental Engineering: Howard S. Peavy, Donald R. Rowe and George Tchobanoglous
Environment and Ecology: Anuj Kumar Purwar
Water and Wastewater Technology: Mark J. Hammer Sr. and Mark J. Hammer Jr.