UNIQUE SERIES AKTU Syllabus
BCE653

Environmental Engineering Lab

L-T-P0-0-2 Credits1 Session2024-25 TypeLab / Practical
Appears in 1 semester

B.Tech Civil Engineering · Sem 6 (Lab)

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List of Experiments / Activities

  1. Experiments (Minimum 10 to be Performed):
  2. 1Determination of turbidity and conductivity
  3. 2Determination of pH, alkalinity, and acidity
  4. 3Determination of hardness and chloride content
  5. 4Determination of residual chlorine
  6. 5Determination of MPN (Most Probable Number) of coliforms
  7. 6Measurement of Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM) and PM10 using a high-volume sampler
  8. 7Measurement of noise levels using a sound level meter
  9. 8Determination of total, suspended, and dissolved solids
  10. 9Determination of Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD)
  11. 10Determination of Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)
  12. 11Determination of Kjeldahl nitrogen
  13. 12Determination of fluoride content
  14. 13Jar Test for determination of optimum coagulant dose
  15. 14Field Visit to nearby Water/Sewage Treatment Plant if not available then Jal Jeevan Mission Site (Mandatory)
Course Objectives3 points
  • To provide hands-on training in water and wastewater quality analysis.
  • To develop skills for environmental monitoring using standard equipment.
  • To enable students to interpret laboratory data for water treatment design.
Course Outcomes (COs)5 outcomes

After completion of the course student will be able to:

  1. CO1Recall standard procedures for water and wastewater quality analysis.K1, K2
  2. CO2Apply standard methods to determine physical, chemical, and biological parameters. K3, k4
  3. CO3Analyze environmental data from water and wastewater samples. K4, k5
  4. CO4Evaluate water quality against national and international standards. K4, k5
  5. CO5Design laboratory protocols for advanced water and wastewater testing.K5

Suggested Lab References

  1. APHA - Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater
  2. Sawyer, C.N., McCarty, P.L., & Parkin, G.F. - Chemistry for Environmental Engineering, McGraw Hill
  3. Mathur, R.P. - Water & Wastewater Testing: Lab Manual, Roorkee
  4. O.P. Gupta - Environmental Chemistry, Khanna Publishing
  5. FOSSEE Virtual Labs for Environmental Monitoring

Official AKTU syllabus

This subject is on page 29, 30 of the original AKTU PDF.

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