BEC 210: Introduction To Environmental Engineering: Chapter 1: Environmental Management and Sustainable Development

BEC 210: Introduction to
Environmental Engineering
Chapter 1: Environmental Management and

Sustainable Development
LEARNING OUTCOME:
At the end of this week, student should be able to:
1. Define Environmental Eng. and Development

2. Analyze Pollutions
3. Synthesize the impact of pollution
4. Apply the environmental ethics, law and regulations.
WHAT IS ENVIRONMENTAL
ENGINEERING?
Environmental Engineering uses environmental science principles along with
engineering concept and techniques, to assess the impacts of social activities on
the environment, of the environment on people and to protect both human and
environmental health. Environmental Engineering requires a sound foundation in
the environmental science.
Environmental Science is an integrative applied science that draws upon nearly all
of the natural sciences to address environmental quality and health issues. Such as
chemical, biological, microbiology, physics, zoology, geology, meteorology and
forestry.
DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENT
What is the relationship?

Population increase every year causing the rapid
development of a country.
Relation to Environment?
As the demand increase, contribute to deforestation
for residential and commercials area development.
Water consumption also increase. Manufacturing
demand increase too.
Impact of development?
Our environment getting worse day by day.
Pollution starting to take place. This also causing
ecosystem and health deterioration. Examples:
Asthmatic Problem – Air
Typhoid – Water
Hypertension – Noise
DISASTER
Disaster is a sudden, calamitous event bringing great damage, loss, and
destruction and devastation to life and property. The damage caused by
disasters is immeasurable and varies with the geographical location, climate
and the type of the earth surface/degree of vulnerability. This influences
the mental, socio-economic, political and cultural state of the affected area.
Thus, a disaster may have the following main features:-
• Unpredictability
• Unfamiliarity
• Speed
• Urgency
• Uncertainty
• Threat
TYPES OF DISASTER
Natural Disaster
A natural disaster is the consequence of the combination of a natural hazard
(volcanic eruption, earthquake, landslide, flooding etc) and human activities.
Natural hazard is an event that has an effect on people resulting from a
natural processes in the environment .
Man-made Disaster
A man-made disaster is the consequences of man-made hazard (negligence,
failure in man-made system, intention threat, etc).
Man-made disasters are as follows:

• Setting of fires/deforestation
• Epidemic/wars
• Environmental pollutions
• Industrial disaster/chemical pollutions
• Accidents/food poisoning/
Refer to Bhopal Disaster
BHOPAL DISASTER 1984
POLLUTION
• Definition
Pollution is the introduction of pollutant (whether chemical substance or

energy such as noise, heat or light) into the environment to such a point
that its effects become harmful to human health, other living organism or
the environment.
•Types
Basically there are 4 major group of pollution; Land, water, noise and air.
•Impact
Human health, ecosystem and environment.

LAND POLLUTION
Revered to as Soil Pollution, it involves the following mechanism:
• Deposition of solid waste (landfills)
•Accumulation of non-biodegradable materials
•Toxification of chemicals into poisons
• Alteration of soil chemical composition
Source of pollution:
• Agriculture
• Mining and quarrying
• Sewage sludge
• Dredged spoils
• Household
• Demolitions and constructions
• Industrials
Causes:
• Unhealthy soil management
• Improper irrigation practice
•Lack of expertise and knowledge
WATER POLLUTION
Water pollution is a large set of adverse effects upon water bodies such as
lakes, rivers, oceans and groundwater caused by human activities.
• Water is only called polluted when it is not able to be used.

•It involves the release of toxic substance, pathogenic germs, substances that
require much oxygen to decompose, easy-soluble substance, radioactivity,
etc.
Sources of pollution:
• Landfill leakage
• Untreated sewage
• Industrial discharge
• Siltation
Impacts:
• Water become toxic
• Cause water-borne disease
• Eutrophication
AIR POLLUTION
Air pollution includes all contaminants found in the atmosphere. These
dangerous substances can either be in the form of gases or particle. It can be
found outdoor or indoor. Pollutants can trapped in a buildings causing indoor
pollution to lasts for long time.
• Forest fire
• Vehicle
• Volcanic eruption
• Wind erosion
• Manufacturing
Impacts:
• Smog and haze
• Global warming
• Health problems
NOISE POLLUTION
Noise pollution is a type of energy pollution in which distracting, irritating,
or damaging sounds are freely audible. As with other forms of energy
pollution (such as heat and light pollution), noise pollution contaminants
are not physical particles, but rather waves that interfere with naturally-
occurring waves of a similar type in the same environment.
• Traffic noise from vehicles
• Low flying aircraft
• Constructions
• Industrial noise
• Household equipment
Impacts:
• Temporary or permanent deafness
• Decrease in the efficiency in working
• Stress invigorator
• Damage animals nervous system
ENVIRONMENTAL CODE OF ETHICS
Ethics: The principle of behavior that conduct governing an individual or a group
has about what is right & wrong or good & bad.
Environmental Ethics: Study of ethical basis of environment or discussion of

ethical basis of environmental protection.
THEORIES OF ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT 1974
• An Act relating to the prevention, abatement, control
of pollution and enhancement of the environment,
and for the purposes connected therewith.
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT
MALAYSIA
• Institutionalized in 1975
• Main role is to prevent, control and abate pollution
through the enforcement of the EQA,1974 and its 34
subsidiary legislations made there under
• The principal agency entrusted to administer the EQA
1974 and its subsidiary legislations
ELEMENTS COVERED UNDER EQA 1974
EXAMPLES OF REGULATIONS UNDER
EQA 1974
REGULATIONS UNDER EQA1974
(related to EIA)
ASSIGNMENT 1

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BEC 210: Introduction to

Chapter 1: Environmental Management and

1. Define Environmental Eng. and Development

What is the relationship?

Thus, a disaster may have the following main features:-

Man-made disasters are as follows:

Pollution is the introduction of pollutant (whether chemical substance or

Human health, ecosystem and environment.

• Water is only called polluted when it is not able to be used.

Environmental Ethics: Study of ethical basis of environment or discussion of

THEORIES OF ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS

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