Environmental Sciences and Sustainability - Engineering Subject

Environmental Sciences and Sustainability - GE3451 ESS 4th Semester | 2021

Regulation | Anna University Engineering Subject Paper

Unit I: Environment and Biodiversity

1. Definition, Scope and Importance of Environment
2. Need of Public Awareness on Environment
3. Structure and Functions of Atmosphere - Environment
4. Ecosystems (Structure and Function) - Definitions, Scope, Importance,
Classification, Characteristics
5. Structure and Components of an Ecosystem
6. Energy Flow in Ecosystem
7. Functions and Types of Ecosystem
8. Biodiversity - Definitions, Importance, Types, Genetic Diversity, Ecosystem
Diversity
9. Values and Hot-spots of Biodiversity
10. Threats to Biodiversity
11. Conservation of Biodiversity
12. Two Marks Questions with Answers - Environmental Sciences and
Sustainability | Environment and Biodiversity

Unit II: Environmental Pollution

1. Environmental Pollution - Definitions, Examples, Classification
2. Water Pollution - Types, Effects, Causes, Control Measures for Preventing
3. Noise Pollution - Sources, Causes, Effects, Control Measures, Ambient Noise
Level
4. Soil Pollution - Causes, Effects, Control Measures for Preventing, Impacts of
Modern Agriculture
5. Air Pollution - Definition, Causes, Classification, Common Air Pollutants, Control
Measures, Smog
6. Biomedical Waste : Management and Handling Rules
7. Solid Waste Management - Definitions, Types, Objective, Sources, Examples,
Hazardous Wastes Process, Green Chemistry, E-Waste
8. Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) & OHSMS - Definition, Benefits
9. Environmental Protection Act
10. Two Marks Questions with Answers - Environmental Sciences and
Sustainability | Environmental Pollution

Unit III: Renewable Sources of Energy

1. Renewable Sources of Energy - Environmental Sciences and Sustainability
2. Energy Management - Conservation | Renewable Sources of Energy
3. New Renewable Energy Sources
4. Hydrogen Energy - Advantages, Disadvantages
5. Solar Energy - Working Principle, Diagram, Use, Advantages, Disadvantages
6. Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) - Working Principle, Advantages,
Limitations
7. Tidal Energy - Working Principle, Diagram, Advantages, Disadvantages
8. Wind Energy - Working Principle, Methods, Wind mill Diagram, Advantages,
Disadvantages
9. Two Marks Questions with Answers - Environmental Sciences and Sustainability
| Renewable Sources of Energy

Unit IV: Sustainability and Management

1. Sustainability and Management - Environmental Sciences
2. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
3. Sustainable Development - Definition, Five Principles, Aspects, Agenda,
Objectives, Factors Affecting, Threats
4. Sustainable Agriculture - Goal, Principle, Benefits | Sustainability
5. Organic Farming - Goal, Principles, Uses, Advantages, Disadvantages |
Sustainability
6. Bio-Fuel - Generations, Biodiesel | Sustainability
7. Climate Change - Definition, Causes | Sustainability
8. Ozone Layer Depletion - Hole, Depleting Substances, Impact Effects,
Measurement, Control Measures | Sustainability
9. Carbon Credit - Sustainability
10. Carbon Footprint - Definition, Reducing methods | Sustainability
11. Two Marks Questions with Answers - Environmental Sciences and
Sustainability | Sustainability and Management

Unit V: Sustainability Practices

1. Sustainability Practices - Environmental Sciences and Sustainability
2. Zero Waste - Goal, Principle | Sustainability Practices
3. Concept of 5R (Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose, Recycle)
4. Circular Economy - Graph Diagram, Principles, Benefits
5. Quality System Standard ISO 14001: 2004 - Sustainability Practices
6. Sustainable Habitat - Definition, Principle, Planning, Advantages of Green
Building
7. Energy Efficiency - Sustainability Practices
8. Sustainable Transport - Definition, Principle, Benefits | Sustainability Practices
9. Sustainable Energy: Non-conventional Sources
10. Carbon Sequestration - 2 types | Sustainability Practices
11. Green Engineering - Processes, Principles, Cradle to Cradle Concept
12. Urbanization - Definition, Problems, Solution | Sustainability Practices
13. Low Carbon Life Cycle - Sustainability Practices
14. Two Marks Questions with Answers - Environmental Sciences and
Sustainability | Sustainability Practices
15. Solved Model Question Paper - Environmental Sciences and Sustainability