NTRCA college written syllabus

Section E: Industrial Chemistry and Environmental Chemistry 
Assessment Targets: 
The candidate will be able to....... 
Contents Marks 
• Explain the source, causes of 
pollutants of water, air and soil 
pollution. 
• Explain the types of water, air 
and soil pollutants. 
• Explain the various techniques 
of treatment of water, air and 
soil pollution. 
• Explain the source, causes of 
pollutants of heavy metal 
pollution. 
• Explain the impact of heavy 
metal pollution in human body. 
 
1. Environmental pollution 
Water: Causes of water pollution, different 
types of water pollutants, industrial waste 
water and municipal water treatment, control 
and treatment of water pollution, 
measurement parameter pH, DO, BOD, COD. 
Air: Composition of atmosphere Causes of 
air pollution, primary and secondary 
pollutants; toxic effects of various pollutants; 
acid rain photochemical smog; greenhouse 
gases & greenhouse effects; ozone layer 
depletion. Control and treatment of air 
pollution. 
Soil: Composition of soil, different types of 
soil pollutants and their effects, Causes of soil 
pollution, sustainable practices and techniques 
for control of soil pollution. 
Heavy Metal Pollution: Murcury, chromium, 
arsenic lead pollution, source, biochemical 
effects, to xicity, control and treatment, 
Industrial waste ETP. 
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• Explain the principals of 
caning of foods.  
2. Processing of Local Food: 
Caning of foods: Process of caning of 
tomato, mango, Guava, pea, pineapple and 
meat.  
• Explain the preparations of 
toiletries, 
• Explain the preparation of 
vinegar and molt vinegar, 
• Explain the extraction of ghee 
and butter from milk, 
3. Commercial Preparations: 
Process of preparation of rose water, after 
shave lotion, cold cream, talcum powder. 
Process of preparation of toiletries. 
Preparation of toilet cleaner and glass cleaner. 
Preparation of Vinegar from acetic acid, 
Preparation of molt vinegar from sugar cane 
juice, extraction of ghee and butter from milk.   
• Explain the safety laboratory 
uses. 
• Explain the safety uses of 
laboratory apparatus and 
instruments. 
• Explain the safety storage and 
disposal of chemical and 
reagents. 
• Explain the health hazards of 
chemicals and perform the first 
aid.  
4. Laboratory safety: 
Laboratory safety uses, glass apparatus, 
burner, volumetric analysis, titration, 
laboratory wastes, chemical balance, uses of 
Bunsen burner, heating technique, safety 
storage and disposal of chemicals and 
reagents, techniques of uses of reagent 
bottles, hazards symbol, semi micro and 
micro analysis, first aid.