INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING SECTION-A 1. The frequency limits of audible sounds are from ---- to -----. 1.

A noise problem generally consists of three inter-related elements _____, ______ and _____. 2. The range over which the sound levels fluctuate in an interval of time is known as ______. 3. The ______ separates the mesosphere from the troposphere. 4. Deflection of the wind by the earths rotation is known as the ______ effect. 5. Drinking water containing nitrates is harmful to humans as it causes a particular kind of anemia called ________. 6. _________ is a process by which a water body slowly becomes rich in plant nutrients due to soil erosion and run off from the surrounding land. 7. Radionuclides found in water are ______ and ______. 8. Nitrite ion on combining with haemoglobin form a new complex called ______. 9. The quantity of oxygen used up by micro-organisms in breaking down organic wastes in a water body is called its _________. 10.The increase in concentration in the accumulated toxic chemicals as one goes higher in the food chain is termed as ___________. 11.In bar screens the bars are usually spaced about _______ apart. 12.The front screen in bar screens is referred to as ___________. 13.The device that is designed to shred rags and debris into small pieces is called ________. 14.The most effective desulfurization process is _________. 15.Incinerators,also called _______, use combustion to convert combustible gases, vapours to carbon dioxide, water and ash. 16.Two basic types of incinerators that are used as air pollution control devices are ______ and ______. 17.The presence of suspended materials such as clay, silt and other inorganic material in water is known as _________.

18.The common names of Magnesium sulphate and sodium sulphate are ________ and _______ respectively. 19.For the formation of foam the concentration of detergents should be greater than ________. 20.Alkalinity in water is imparted by bicarbonate, _______ and ________. 21.The inter crystalline cracking of boiler metal is called as _________. 22.Seasonal stratification occurs as a result of waters _________ dependent density.

True or false:1. The solid matter in raw sludge is about 70%organic and 30%inorganic or mineral-T 2. KCl alone has been used for conditioning activated sludges-F 3. Deflection of wind by earths rotation is known as coriolis effect T 4. There are two basic processes for thermal treatment of sludges-T 5. Tropospheric ozone is the main component of photochemical smog-T 6. Primary clarifiers remove about 40-60 % settleable solids-F 7. Front screen in bar screens are termed as trash screens-T 8. Ozone is found in ionosphere-F 9. 1 curie=40 million Becquerel-F 10.Radioactive elements decay at same rate-F SECTION-C 1. Write a short on : (a) sludge disposal (b) Nitrogen cycle 2. What do you understand by POPs? What are its sources and effects? 3. Explain different methods of advanced waste water treatments. 4. Define any two of the following: (a) eutrophication (b). biomagnification. 5. Write advantages and disadvantages of wet scrubbers.