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UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION NET BUREAU NET SYLLABUS Subject : ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Code No.: (89) This syllabus contains ten units: Unit-I: Fundamentals of Environmental Sciences Unit-II: Environmental Chemistry Unit-III: Environmental Biology Unit-IV: Environmental Geosciences Unit-V: Energy and Environment Unit-VI: Environmental Pollution and Control Unit-VII: Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Unit-VIII: Environmental Assessment, Management and Legislation Unit-IX: Statistical Approaches and Modelling in Environmental Sciences Unit-X: Contemporary Environmental Issues Unit-I: Fundamentals of Environmental Sciences Definition, Principles and Scope of Environmental Science. Structure and composition of atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere. Laws of thermodynamics, heat transfer processes, mass and energy transfer across various interfaces, material balance. Meteorological parameters - pressure, temperature, precipitation, humidit...