Solid Waste Management — DU B.Sc. (Hons.) Environmental Science Previous Year Question Papers

DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC ELECTIVES (DSE-EVS-2): SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT CREDIT DISTRIBUTION, ELIGIBILITY AND PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE Course title & Credits Credit distribution of the Code course criteria requisite of Lecture Tutorial Practical/ the course 4 2 0 2 Class XII pass Learning objectives The Learning Objectives of this course are as follows: Understand physical and chemical processes for classifying, segregating, and managing solid wastes Characterize the different solid waste types and apply interdisciplinary knowledge for effective solid waste collection and processing of solid waste Compare methods of collection, transfer, storage, treatment, disposal, and use of solid waste in developed and developing nations Management, construction, and operations of landfill and other solid waste management facilities Learning outcomes After successful completion of this course, students will be able to: Conduct the life cycle assessment of solid waste and its impact on the urban metabolisms Identify and select landfill sites using GIS and other analytical techniques Examine and apply technical and legal solutions for sustainable management of solid waste Plan and design waste recycling programmes, compost and incineration facilities, and landfills Mine and analyze the relevant data and apply multiple criteria decision-making systems for a sustainable integrated solid waste management plan Theory (02 Credits: 30 lectures) UNIT – I Effect of solid waste disposal on the environment (3 Weeks) (6 lectures) Sources and generation of solid waste, their classification and chemical composition; characterization of municipal solid waste; hazardous waste and biomedical waste. Impact of solid waste on environment, human and plant health; effect of solid waste and industrial effluent discharge on water quality and aquatic life; mining waste and land degradation; effects of landfill leachate on soil characteristics and groundwater pollution. UNIT – II Common methods to manage solid waste (2 Weeks) (4 lectures) Different techniques used in the collection, storage, transportation and disposal of solid waste (municipal, hazardous and biomedical waste); landfill (traditional and sanitary landfill design); thermal treatment (pyrolysis and incineration) of waste material; drawbacks in waste management techniques. UNIT – III Industrial waste management and resource recovery (4 Weeks) (8 lectures) Types of industrial waste: hazardous and non-hazardous; effect of industrial waste on air, water and soil; industrial waste management and its importance; stack emission control and emission monitoring; effluent treatment plant and sewage treatment plant. 4R- reduce, reuse, recycle and recover; biological processing - composting, anaerobic digestion, aerobic treatment; reductive dehalogenation; mechanical biological treatment; green techniques for waste treatment. UNIT – IV Integrated waste management and waste-to-energy (4 Weeks) (8 lectures)