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Table - 6 Results :Ecological and Environmental Studies by Students (EESS)
Group - 31 Ecological and Environmental Studies on the Neighbourhood
Topic 2a. Traffic movement at selected points.
Sl. |
Date & |
Four wheelers Buses/Cars/ |
Three Wheels |
Two Wheelers |
Total/ |
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No. |
Time |
Location |
Trucks/ Jeeps Lorries, Vans |
Autos Tempos |
Mopeds/ Scooters |
Bullocks carts/ Cyclists |
Min |
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1 |
19.8.87 16.16.30 hrs |
Palace Road |
19 |
63 |
29 |
105 |
10 |
226.30= 7.53 |
2 |
20.8.87 13.40-14 hrs |
Palace Road (near Road) |
2 |
33 |
17 |
69 |
19 |
137/20=6.85 |
3 |
25.8.87 14.2-14.40 hrs |
Main Road (near college) |
16 |
34 |
45 |
110 |
35 |
240/20=12 |
Topic 26, Quantification of Air Pollutants for the Vehicles
Type of vehicles Transport |
Unit |
Particulars |
SO 2 |
NO X |
HC |
CO |
(WHO_ Average) |
1 K.M |
0.026 gms |
0.012 gms |
0.33 gms |
0.72 gms |
4.8 gms |
For Sl. No.1 |
1 K.M. |
216x0.036 = 7.78 gms |
216x0.012 = 2.59 gms |
216x0.33=71.28 gms |
216x0.72 = 155.52 gms |
216x4.8 = 1036.8 gms |
For Sl. No.2 |
1 K.M. |
118x0.036 =4.25 gms |
118x0.012 =1.42gms |
118x0.33 = 38.9gms |
118x0.72= 84.96gms |
118x4.8 = 566.4 gms |
For Sl. No. 3 |
1 K.M. |
205x0.036 = 7.38gms |
205x0.012 = 2.46gms |
205x0.033 =67.65gms |
205x0.72 =147.60gms |
205x4.8 = 984.5gms |
Air Pollutant per K.M. |
19.41 gms |
6.47 gms |
177.87 gms |
388.08 gms |
258.00 gms |
Totally 20 topics were chosen by students and they gained insight into those areas which formed the constitutents of the living environmental. Experimences from the pilot studies reveal that one hour a week meeting for a period of eight months can facilitate environmental awareness activities and useful data generation with the scientifically developed formats and data documentation. It is also justified that a real time environemntal quality monitoring is a sustainable activity with the involvement of the academic institutions and the community.
V. INFERENCES
Ecological illiteracy is a curse on the modern urban civilised living. The wastage of materials and energy sources and the waste accumulation is an indication of the direction in which the urban living can be visualised in the future. Present day younger generation in the schools and the colleges are unfortunately being delinked from the living environmental conditions. The interlinking of the younger generation in schools and colleges to the living environment is inevitable. Informal education by the science nature clubs in academic institutions can be effectively involved in the awareness and useful data generation with the help for senior citizens, scientists and experts in the field.
EESS Model is a collective effort initiated by 32 girl students of arts, science and commerce at Mount Carmel College, Bangalore during 1987-88 along with 3 scientists and president of the Phoenix nature club. The model is continusely being used as a non-formal education tool in studying and identifying community environmental problems and their problems and solutions.
EESS model concieved, designed and implemented by Er. V Jagannatha, Space Environmental Engineer from Mysore.
FOR QUERIES/FEEDBACKS AND FURTHER DETAILS CONTACT :
Er.V.Jagannatha,
Environmental Engineer/Trainer/Auditor(Mobile : 98450 13657),
E-mail : jags_environs57@yahoo
:: jags_environs@vsnl.com.
