Week	Name	Description
	Course Outline
26 February - 4 March	Expected learning outcome
	1.1.Origin and Development of Biosphere
	1.2.What is Pollution?
	1.3.Water Pollution
	1.4.Sources of pollution
	1.5.Measurement of water quality
	1.6.Water Quality Evaluation
	1.7.Water Quality Criteria For Fresh Water
	1.8.Water Quality Standards for Coastal Waters/ Marine Outfalls
	1.9.Classification of Water Pollution
	1.9.1.Physical Pollution of Water
	1.9.2.Chemical Pollution of Water
	1.9.3.Biological pollution of water
5 March - 11 March	Expected Learning Outcome
	2.1.Definition
	2.2.Composition of Sewage
	2.3.Measurement of Organic Pollution
	2.4.Effects of Sewage Pollution on Aquatic Environment
	2.4.1. Physio-Chemical Characteristics
	2.4.2.Ecological Damage
	2.4.3.Health Risks
	2.4.4.Amenity Loss/Economic Loss
	2.5.Sewage Treatment Methods
	2.5.1.Preliminary Treatment
	2.5.2. Primary Treatment
	2.5.3. Secondary Treatment
	2.5.3.1.Biological Treatment Units
	a) Trickling Filters
	b). Activated Sludge Process:
	2.5.4.Tertiary Treatment
	2.5.4.1.Disinfections Treatment
	2.5.4.2.Sludge Digestion
	2.6.Utilization of wastes
	2.6.1.Biological and Non-Biological Wastes
	2.7.Pollutants
12 March - 18 March	Expected Learning Outcome
	3.1.Nutrient content in agricultural wastes
	3.2.Nutrient Contents in Manure
	3.3.Nutrients in Manure and Commercial Fertilizers
	3.4.Waste production in agriculture
	Agricultural Waste Treatment
	3.6.What is dissolved oxygen?
	3.7.What causes dissolved oxygen concentrations to change?
	3.8.Significance of dissolved oxygen
	3.9.Biological Oxygen Demand
	3.10.Chemical Oxygen Demand
	3.11.Effects of organic matter on soil properties
	3.12.Eutrophication
	3.13.The major and minor plant nutrients in aquatic systems
	The Major Mineral Nutrients of Plants
	3.13.2.A. Element form of Concentration Some Functions Absorption as a % of dry wt.
	3.13.2.1.Nitrogen
	3.13.2.2.Phosphorus and Potassium
	3.13.2.3.Calcium, Magnesium and Sulphur
	3.13.2.4.Iron
	3.13.2.5.Carbon
	3.13.2.6. Hydrogen and Oxygen
	3.13.2.B. The Minor Mineral Nutrients
	3.13.3.Minor Nutrient Availability and Consequences
	3.14.Red tide
	3.15.Algal blooms in Indian waters
	3.16.Algal bloom Research in India
19 March - 25 March	Expected Learning Outcome
	4.1.Pesticide Pollution
	4.2.Types of pesticides
	4.3.Sources and Pathways of Pesticides
	4.4.Pathways
	4.5.Comparison of behavioral toxicity of chlorinated hydrocarbons(CLHCs) and related compounds
	4.6.Half-lives of Pesticides
	4.7.The ecological impacts of pesticides
	4.8.Human Health Effects of Pesticides
	4.9.Persistent Organic Pollutants
	4.9.1.Chemical Properties
	4.9.1.1.Dichloro Diphenyl Trichloroethane( DDT)
	4.9.1.2.Drins and Lindane
	4.9.1.3.Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
	4.9.1.4.Dioxins and Furans
	4.10.Importance of Organophosphates
	4.10.1.Exposure
	4.11.Bioaccumulation
	4.12.Biomagnification
	4.13.The Effect of the Pollutant
	4.14.Heavy Metals
	4.14.1.Toxicity of Heavy Metals
	4.15.How Organisms might be affected by a Pollutant
26 March - 1 April	Expected Learning Outcome
	5.1.Introduction
	5.2.Definition
	5.3.Sources of Heavy Metals
	5.3.1.Natural Sources
	5.3.1.a) Domestic Waste Waters and Urban Runoff
	5.3.1.b) Industrial Waste Waters
	5.4.Fate of Heavy Metals
	5.5.Environmental Effects
	5.5.1.Mercury
	5.5.2.Cadmium
	5.5.3.Arsenic
	5.5.4.Lead
2 April - 8 April	Expected Learning Outcome
	6.1.Introduction
	6.2.Sources / Inputs of Oil Pollution
	6.2.1.Tanker Accidents
	6.2.2.Non Tanker Accidents
	6.3.Fate of Spilled Oil
	6.4.Toxicity of Petroleum Hydrocarbon
	6.5.Control of Oil Pollution
9 April - 15 April	Expected Learning Outcome
	7.1.Microbes
	7.2.Microbes - useful or not?
	7.3.Sewage-Fungus complex
	7.4.What is a Zoonosis?
	7.5.Biofilm
	7.6.Biocorrosion
16 April - 22 April	Expected Learning Outcome
	8.1.Bioremediation
	8.1.1.Principles of bioremediation
	8.1.2.Factors of bioremediation
	8.1.2.1.Microbial populations for bioremediation processes
	8.1.2.2.Environmental factors
	8.1.3.Bioremediation strategies
	8.1.3.1.In situ bioremediation
	8.1.3.2.Ex situ bioremediation
	8.1.4.Advantages and Disadvantages of bioremediation
	8.2.Phytoremediation
23 April - 29 April	Expected Learning Outcome
	9.1.Introduction
	9.2.Sources
	9.3.Environmental Effects
	9.4.Abatement
30 April - 6 May	Expected Learning Outcome
	10.1.Introduction to Radioactive pollution
	10.2.Nature of Radioactivity
	10.3.Types of Radiation
	10.4.Units of Expression of Radioactivity
	10.4.1.Natural Radionuclides
	10.4.2.Anthropogenic Activity
	10.5.Effects on Biotic Communities
	10.6.Hazards to Human Health
	10.7.Control of Radioactive Pollution
7 May - 13 May	Expected Learning Outcome
	11.1.Industrial Pollution
	11.2.Pollution in Maritime States
	11.3.1.Gujarat Coast
	11.3.2.Maharashtra Coast
	11.3.3.Goa Coast
	11.3.4.Karnataka Coast
	11.3.5.Kerala Coast
	11.4.1.Tamil Nadu Coast
	11.4.2.Andhra Pradesh Coast
	11.4.3.Orissa Coast
	11.4.4.West Bengal Coast
	11.5.Biological Indicators of pollution
	11.6.Sentinel organisms
	11.7.Assessment Methodology
	11.8.Levels of Organization and Associated Biomonitoring Measures
	11.9.Assessment Indices
	11.10.1.Benthic macroinvertebrates
	11.10.2.Finfish
	11.10.3.Algae
	11.11.Water Quality Profile of Major Rivers
	11.12.Status of Marine Pollution
	11.13.Action taken for Remedial/ Control Measures
14 May - 20 May	Expected Learning Outcome
	12.1.Introduction
	12.2.Rationale of EIA / Why Do EIA?
	12.3.Definition of EIA
	12.4.Objectives of EIA
	12.5.Initial Environmental Evaluation
	12.6.Detailed Assessment
	12.7.Advantages and Limitations of EIA:
21 May - 27 May	Expected Learning Outcome
	13.1.What is the Coastal Zone?
	13.2.Definition of Coastal Zone
	13.3.Characteristics of Coastal Zone
	13.4.Dynamic zone
	13.5.Residence in the Coastal Zone
	13.6.Fisheries
	13.7.Waste Disposal, Pollution and Oil Spills
	13.8.Tourism
	13.9.Land Use Practices
	13.10.Shipping and Port
	13.11.Aquaculture
28 May - 3 June	Expected Learning Outcome
	14.1.Need for Management
	14.2.Definition
	14.3.What is ICZM?
	14.4.Approaches/Stages of ICZM
	14.5.Management Methods and Information System
	14.6.Remote Sensing (RS) & Geographic Information System (GIS)
	14.7.Application of remote sensing in coastal & marine environments
	14.7.1. Coastal geomorphology and habitat
	14.7.2. Study of oceanic and coastal water (physical) properties
	14.7.3. Study of pollutants in the marine environment
4 June - 10 June	Expected Learning Outcome
	15.1.Classification of the CRZ
	15.2.Prohibited Activities
	15.3. Regulation of Permissible Activities
	15.4.Procedure for monitoring and enforcement
11 June - 17 June	Expected Learning Outcome
	16.1.Indian Initiatives
	16.2.Indian coast
	16.3.Indian Laws and Regulations
18 June - 24 June	1. Toxicity test
	2. toxicity test-Mercury
	3. toxicity test-Mercury on fish
	4. toxicity test-Cadmium
	5. toxicity test-Cadmium on fish
	6. toxicity test-Chromium
	7. toxicity test-Chromium on fish
	8. Estimation-pH
	9. Estimation - TSS & TDS
	10. Estimation-BOD
	11. Estimation-COD
	12. Estimation - Nitrite
	13. Estimation - Nitrate
	14. Estimation - Phosphorus
	15. Estimation - Ammonia
	16. Determination- Particulate iron
25 June - 1 July	References