“Pollution Control and Environmental Governance, Theory

(Env.403)”

Prof. Dr. Rejina Maskey ByanjuCDES,TU

Faculty Orientation Program on B.Sc. 4th Year Environmental Science Curricula July 9-10, 2015

Group-C: Team Members :

• 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 Title: Pollution Control and Environmental Governance

• Course Code : Env. 403• Nature of course: Theory (Compulsory-II)• Lecture hours: 150• Full marks : 100• Pass marks: 35

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Objectives• 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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Total Lecture Hours: 150Unit Title Lecture hrs Weight age

(%)

1 Environment Governance 15 10

2 Governance and Pollution Control 10 6.7

3 Air Pollution Control 25 16.7

4 Water Pollution Control 25 16.7

5 Noise Pollution Control 20 13.3

6 Land Pollution 20 13.3

7 Solid Waste Management Technology 25 16.7

8 Analytical techniques in Environmental Quality Assessment

10 6.7

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Unit 1: Environment Governance (15 hrs)

SS Content Lecture hrs

Introduction: Concept, scope and importance of environmental Governance

1

Environmental governance in Nepal 1

National legislative framework: Environment Protection Act (EPA), Environment Protection Rule (EPR)

2

Sectoral environmental legislations: national strategy, plans and polices, guidelines, manuals and standards; Legislative framework;

5

International convention and treaties; Major International conventions adopted by Nepal

4

Environmental justice; Good governance; 2

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Unit 2: Governance and Pollution Control (10 hrs)

SS Content Lecture hrs

Environmental pollution and phases of pollution abatement technology development

2

Sustainable requirement of environmental governance 2

Environment governance: principle and practices; Role of environment governance to pollution control

2

Capacities of EG (Legal and institutional frame work decision taking knowledge, enforcement and incentives, integration mechanism)

2

Concept of EG models (Concept of UNEP, Compliance, Cleaner production)

2

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Unit 3: Air Pollution Control (25 hrs)SS Content L hrs

Air pollution control strategies: factors, fundamental approaches (pre combustion control, combustion modification, post combustion control, new industrial processes, energy conservation); Guiding principles (long-term & short-term)

8

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

5

Aircraft emission measures: regulatory, technical, operational & economic measures; Transportation pollution control: fuel additive, road infrastructure, air – fuel ratio, traffic management, alternative / blended fuel

5

Indoor air pollution control: ICS, Building design, building code, air pollution control philosophy & regulatory approaches;

3

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.

4

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Unit 4: Water Pollution Control (25 hrs)SS Contents L 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);

5

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;

5

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

Drinking water production & treatment: drinking water treatment steps, RWH, HH drinking water treatment methods;

4

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.

6

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Unit 5: Noise Pollution Control (20 Hrs)SS Contents L hrs

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;

6

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;

6

Noise control strategies: standards and guidelines; Endorsement of standards (National) and guidelines (WHO);

4

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;

4

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Unit 6: Land Pollution Control (20 hrs)

Unit 7: Solid Waste Management (25 hrs)

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

Water: monitoring techniques, quality criteria and standards, water quality impact analysis

3

Noise: mapping, abatement of noise, control techniques;

2

Soil: monitoring techniques, criteria and standards;

2

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References Books 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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References Books contd.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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