EV7007 ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING Syllabus | Anna University Regulation 2013 ME Environmental Engineering First Year Second Semester Syllabus

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EV7007 ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING Syllabus | Anna University Regulation 2013 ME Environmental Engineering First Year Second Semester Syllabus.  Below is the Anna University 2013 Regulation Syllabus for 2nd Semester for ME Environmental Engineering, Textbooks, Reference books, Exam portions, Question Bank, Previous year question papers, Model question papers, Class notes, Important 2 marks, 8 marks, 16 marks topics.
It is applicable for all students admitted in the Academic year 2013-2014 onwards for all its Affiliated institutions in Tamil Nadu.

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UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO ECOLOGY AND ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING 10 Aim, scope and applications of ecology – Development and evolution of ecosystems – Principles and concepts pertaining to communities in ecosystem – Energy flow and material cycling in ecosystems – Productivity in ecosystems – Rationale of ecological engineering and ecotechnology – Classification of ecotechnology – Principles of ecological engineering. 

UNIT II SYSTEMS APPROACH IN ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING 10 Principles – Components and characteristics of Systems – Classification of systems – Structural and functional interactions of environmental systems – Environmental systems as energy systems – Mechanisms of steady – State maintenance in open and closed systems – Modelling and ecotechnology – Elements of Modelling – Modelling procedure – Classification of ecological models – Applications of models in ecotechnology – Ecological economics. 

UNIT III ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING PROCESSES 8 Self-organizing design and processes – Multi seeded microcosms – Interface coupling in ecological systems – Concept of energy – Determination of sustainable loading of ecosystems. 

UNIT IV ECOTECHNOLOGY FOR WASTE TREATMENT 12 Ecosanitation – Principles and operation of soil infiltration systems – Wetlands and ponds – Source separation systems – Aquacultural systems – Agro ecosystems – Detritus based treatment for solid wastes – Applications of ecological engineering for marine systems. 

UNIT V CASE STUDIES 5 Case studies of integrated ecological engineering systems and their commercial prospects. TOTAL: 45 PERIODS 

REFERENCES: 
1. Kangas, P.C. and Kangas, P., “Ecological Engineering: Principles and Practice. Lewis Publishers”, 2003. 
2. Etnier, C. and Guterstam, B., “Ecological Engineering for Wastewater Treatment”, Lewis Publishers, 1997. 
3. White, I.D., Mottershed, D.N. and Harrison, S.J., “Environmental Systems – An Introductory Text”, Chapman Hall, 1994. 
4. Mitsch, J.W. and Jorgensen, S.E., “Ecological Engineering – An Introduction to Ecotechnology”, John Wiley and Sons, 1989.