Basics of Environmental Science

·         Scope of Environmental Studies and its applications

·         Importance with respect to the society

Relationship of Environmental Studies with other subjects (Multidisciplinary nature of Environment)

• Water Pollution: Definition, sources and effects
• Air Pollution-Definition, sources and effects (Acid Rain, Ozone Depletion, Global warming, Smog)

Noise Pollution-Definition, sources and effects

• Definition (Renewable and non renewable)
• Natural resources and associated problems:

(a)      Forest Resources- Use and over-exploitation, deforestation and its effects

(b)      Water Resources- Use and over-utilization of surface and ground water and its effects

(c)      Land Resources- Land degradation; Soil erosion and desertification.

(d)   Mineral resources : Use and exploitation, environmental effects  of extracting  mineral resources          

·         Environmental management systems- Benefits, principles and elements of successful environmental management

·         Key aspects of the international standard ISO 14001.

·         Environmental Labeling.

Environmental Protection Act, 1986

• Objectives of Environmental auditing
• Importance of Environmental auditing
• Steps of Environmental Auditing (outline)