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Pollutants and Water Supply

By Dr. Anuj Kumar Purwar   |   Indira Gandhi National Open University
Learners enrolled: 692
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 : 15 Jul 2024
End Date : 30 Nov 2024
Enrollment Ends : 31 Aug 2024
Exam Date : 14 Dec 2024 IST
Exam Shift :

Shift-II

Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.


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Course layout

Publishing Weeks

Topics

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.


Instructor bio

Dr. Anuj Kumar Purwar

Indira Gandhi National Open University
Area of Interest:  Environmental Engineering, Geo-informatics and Surveying

EDUCATION: 
PhD (Waste Management), 2017----
Name of the University: Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad
Discipline: Civil Engineering
Doctoral Research Topic: Studies on Environmental Economics of Solid Waste Management for South Delhi Municipal Corporation, India

MTech (Environmental Engineering), 2004------
Name of the university: Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad
Discipline: Civil Engineering
Dissertation Topic: GIS Based Water Quality Mapping for Allahabad City, India

BE (Civil Engineering), 2001-----
Name of the university: Malaviya Regional Engineering College, Jaipur (Present Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur)
Discipline: Civil Engineering

WORK EXPERIENCE: 15 Years

PUBLICATIONS:
BOOKS: 5 (Authored)
RESEARCH PAPERS PUBLISHED: 08
Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals: 03
Papers presented at International/ National Conferences: 01


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