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This document outlines 34 questions related to the topics of air pollution and environmental engineering. The questions cover definitions of terms, descriptions of dispersion models and particulate collection equipment, calculations of pollutant concentrations, effects of atmospheric conditions and topography on pollutant dispersion, sampling methods, and control techniques for air pollutants. They also address economic and health impacts of air pollution, as well as international agreements and efforts to address environmental issues.

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This document outlines 34 questions related to the topics of air pollution and environmental engineering. The questions cover definitions of terms, descriptions of dispersion models and particulate collection equipment, calculations of pollutant concentrations, effects of atmospheric conditions and topography on pollutant dispersion, sampling methods, and control techniques for air pollutants. They also address economic and health impacts of air pollution, as well as international agreements and efforts to address environmental issues.

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M. Tech. I Sem.

Environmental Engineering
Air Pollution

1) ‘Increasing energy needs of human being is the major cause of air


pollution problems of modern world’. Discuss.
2) Considering air heavily polluted with particulates. Explain why this
might cause a stabilizing effect on the atmosphere during the day and a
destabilizing effect at night.
3) Define following terms: C.D.M., Bio fuel and carbon credit.
4) Define the term "Air Pollution". Explain the classification of Air
Pollutants
5) Describe Energy Cycle and Heat Island.
6) Describe the ASME dispersion model with their limitations and
applications.
7) Describe the factors that decide the type of particulate collection
equipments.
8) Describe the procedure to calculate the concentrations of pollutants at
ground level.
9) Describe with neat sketches how different atmospheric conditions give
rise to different kind of plumes. Explain the role of plume rise.
10) Discuss various concepts of transport planning for prevention of air
pollution due to automobiles.
11) Discuss various sources of radiation? What are the harmful effects of
radiation? Explain different ways to treat radiation waste?
12) Explain how topographically features effect the dispersion of
pollutants.
13) Explain in detail about the method of sampling suspended particulates
by a High volume air sampler.

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14) Explain the Economic effects of air pollution in details.
15) Explain the following terms with reference to control of air pollutants-
“Absorption, adsorption, combustion, condensation”.
16) Explain the working of a settling chamber with the help of a neat
sketch. Discuss the advantages of it.
17) Explain the working of an Electrostatic Precipitator with the help of a
neat sketch. Discuss the advantages of ESP.
18) Give the critical view of the various formulae which are available for
plume rise.
19) In a sampling of air by a sampling team it was found that SO2 in stack is
700 ppm. The velocity through pitot tube is measured as 10 m/sec.
The stack diameter is 1.6 m. The stack gas temperature and pressure
are 2200 C and 1 atm. What is the SO2 flow rate in mg/sec?
20) The local auto expert says he can control auto emissions by just
adjusting the air/fuel ratio to ‘burn out the carbon’. Comment on this
idea.
21) What are the different devices which are used for the reduction of
particulate matter from an emitting source? Give their relative
performance.
22) What are the different elements in air pollution due to automobiles?
Explain their effects on human body.
23) What are the different methods for control of gaseous pollutants?
Describe any two in detail.
24) What are the harmful effects of Sulphur dioxide, Carbon monoxide and
particulate matter on human beings?
25) What are the sources of indoor air pollution? Explain their harmful
effects on the man-kind.

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26) What do you mean by CFL? Define their role in the protection of
environment.
27) What do you understand by air pollutants? Explain in details about
various properties of air pollutants.
28) What do you understand by air pollution modeling? Discuss the
Gaussian plume model along with its assumptions and limitations.
29) What do you understand by atmospheric stability? Give various
indicators of atmospheric stability used in micrometeorology and of
practical importance.
30) What is Noise pollution? What are the harmful effects of noise
pollution? Suggest their remedial measure.
31) What is the role of United Nations in Environmental protection with
respect to Earth summit, Kyoto protocol and Bali road map.
32) Write down the sources of particulates emissions. Describe the factors
that decide the type of particulate collection equipments. Explain in
detail any one type of collectors.
33) Explain the following:-
i) "Morning walk is good for health as atmosphere is clean, can be a
myth."
ii) "Increasing energy needs of human beings is the major cause of air
pollution problems of modern world."
iii) "Air pollution is most complex problem having dimensions of human
psychology, man's life style and local politics.

34) Differentiate between:


i) Adsorption and absorption
ii) Condensation and combustion

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35) Write short notes on the following:-
i) Acid rain
ii) Automobile emission control
iii) Bhopal gas tragedy
iv) Catalytic convertor
v) Classification of aerosols
vi) Cyclone separator
vii) Depletion of ozone layer
viii) Earth summit Smog
ix) Economic effects of air pollution
x) Formation of photochemical smog
xi) Green house effect
xii) Heat islands
xiii) Occupational health hazard
xiv) Photochemical smog
xv) Role of meteorology in air pollution
xvi) Scrubbers
xvii) Wind rose

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