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Reg No.: Name:
APJ ABDUL KALAM TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Fifth Semester B.Tech Degree (S,FE) Examination January 2022 (2015 Scheme)

Course Code: CE371
Course Name: ENVIRONMENT AND POLLUTION

Max. Marks: 100 Duration: 3 Hours
PARTA

Answer any two full questions, each carries 15 marks. Marks
1 ஐ Explain carbon cycle with a neat sketch. (5)
b) Differentiate ecology and environment? (5)
c) What are the difference between population and community? (5)
2 9) How would you relate air pollution and climate change? (5)
b) What are CFC’s ? What is its environmental significance? (5)

c) Give the National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Carbon Monoxide (CO), (5)
sulphur di oxide(SO2)
3 9) Establish the interrelationship between the various types of pollution with a (10)
suitable example.
b) Explain the characteristics and bio chemical effects of Carbon monoxide in the (5)
environment.
PART 13
Answer any two full questions, each carries 15 marks.
4 ஐ Explain how we can control the salinity during irrigation and flood? (10)
b) List the drinking water quality standards for following: (a) pH (b) Turbidity (c) (5)
Chloride(d) Iron (e) Total Hardness
5 ച Explain the importance of material recovery in the management of solid waste (10)
with suitable example
b) Differentiate incineration and pyrolysis. Why incineration is considered to be (5)
an unsound practice for solid waste management?
6 a) Explain the causes and Environmental significance of thermal pollution (10)

b) Explain the salient features of Cauvery water dispute. (5)

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