This document discusses environmental issues around the Government College of Engineering, Kannur (GCEK) through a simulated social media platform. It provides background on GCEK's location near Kannur and details surrounding industrial and residential developments. Various environmental problems are outlined such as atmospheric, land, water and soil pollution caused by nearby industries, waste disposal, and drainage issues. Suggested solutions include waste management strategies like composting, controlling industrial emissions, afforestation, and reducing individual carbon footprints. Community participation is emphasized in addressing environmental challenges around GCEK.

1. Gcekbook
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issues of GCE Kannur
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to discuss Environmental
issues around GCE Kannur
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Members Online
41. Rehna P C
42. Sahana MP
43. Sanjay B
44. Salmiya Bushra K
45. Sarang K
46. Shahsoora K
47. Shalu Balakirishnan
48. Shamjith KM
49. Shijin Chovva
50. Shijin Nandanan C
03Dept. of CE, GCE Kannur

4. Online: 41 - 50
Why we present this topic in
form of a social networking site ?
By guiding to a right frame, messages can be
easily transferred and immediate social impact
is possible.
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5. ‘Environmental issuesarebest handled with theparticipation
of all concerned citizensat therelevant level’
- Rio Declaration
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6. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AROUND
GOVERNMENT COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, KANNUR
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7. Cannanore as it was called by the British
Population Density: 852 people per sq. km
Mangattuparamba - 15 km from Kannur Railway station on the national highway
Estd – Oct 1986
Main building - foundation stone – Sri.K.Karunakaran (CM of Kerala, 1987)
Started functioning in the Town High School, Kannur Campus
Functioning Area - 75-acre (300,000 m²)
B Tech and Mtech Programs
In 2011 GCEK celebrates its 25th anniversary
BASIC INFO
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8. 49 Shijin Chovva
LOCATION
Latitude and Longitude: 11°59′9″N & 75°22′55″E
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9. GCE Kannur in Google Maps
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10. Ladies Hostel
GCEK
INDUSTRIAL AND EDUCATIONAL ZONE !
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11. National Environmental Policy, 2006
+ Advocat es recognit ion of t radit ional right s of nat ural
resources t o communit ies
+ For t he f irst t ime recognizes t he concept of ecosyst em
services and advocat es PES
PES- Payment s f or Ecosyst em Services
National Action Plan on ClimateChange, 2008
+ Advocat es af f orest at ion of wast elands and degraded
f orest areas
+ Recognizes t he need f or biodiversit y conservat ion
bot h
Wit hin and out side Prot ect ed Areas
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12. Environment
Atmospheric
pollution
Ionospheric
pollution
Tropospheric
pollution
Biosphere
pollution
Ground water issues
Land pollution
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13. Neighbours of GCE Kannur
1. Sherlon mattress
2. Sulfex mattress
3. Swathi Packaging
4. Ayurveda MC
5. Woodland plastics
6. vict plywood
7. Steel Re-rolling mill
8. Wood industries
9. Mens Hostel
10. Ladies Hostel
11. Doordarshan
12, Water authority
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14. “Earth provides enough to satisfy
every man's needs, but not every
man's greed.”
― Mahatma Gandhi
“A penny saved is a penny earned”
- Benjamin Franklin
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15. Atmospheric pollution
Is an unwanted change in the quality of earth's atmosphere
caused by emission of gases due to burning of fossil
fuel,transportation,industrial institution etc.
Source Pollution
Transportation 42%
Fuel 21%
Industries 14%
Solid waste
disposal
05%
Other 18%
42%
21%
Transportatio
n
Fuel Industrie
s
waste Other
21%
14%
05%
18%
SOURCE
POLLUTION
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16. Any visible or invisible particle or gas
found in the air that is not part of the
original, normal composition.
Air pollution
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17. burning fossil fuels – natural gas,
coal, and oil - to power industrial
processes and motor vehicles
CO2
, NO2
, SO2
, CFC
tiny Solid Particles
Attacks Ozone layer
Increases temperature
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18. Steel Re-rolling industry
Furnace - coal
working temperature – 4000
Celsius
Recycling is done with much pollution.
1 new notification
Shalu Balakrishnan posted a video in 2k10Civilz..
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18Dept. of CE, GCE Kannur

19. Gases emitted are
- Carbon dioxide (CO2)
- sulphur dioxide (SO2
) - acid rain
- small airborne particles
- carbon monoxide (CO) – heart diseases
Leading cause of - smog
- acid rain
- global warming
- air toxics
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19Dept. of CE, GCE Kannur

20. Vict Ply Wood Industry
Uncontrolled forest consumption may
Leads to deforestation
Emissions – particle matter
– veneer dryers
– Adhesives
- Impact of Methanol on Health
– Permanent blindness
– Hypoxia
– Metabolic Acidosis
- Impact of formaldehyde on health
– Irritation of eyes, nose, throat...
– Skin irritation, asthma,...
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21. Problems
- Makes people sick
- Breathing problems and promotes cancer
- Return back in the form of acid rain and snow
- Damage crops and forests,
- Make lakes and streams unsuitable for fish life
- Harms plants, animals, and the ecosystem
- Corrode statues and buildings
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22. Land/Soil Pollution
LH
MH
GCE Kannur
Deposition of solid or liquid waste
materials on land or underground in a
manner that can contaminate the soil
and groundwater, threaten public he-
alth, and cause unsightly conditions
and nuisances.
1. Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)/municipal refuse
2. Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste or debris
3. Hazardous waste,....
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23. Causes in brief:
• Polluted water discharged from factories
• Run off from pollutants (paint, chemicals, rotting organic
material) leaching out of landfill
• Sewage treated improperly
• Purposeful injection into groundwater as a disposal method
• Interconnections between aquifers during drilling (poor technique)
• Septic tank seepage
• Sanitary/hazardous landfill seepage
• Leaks from sanitary sewers
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24. Damaged Drainage System
Leaking septic tank
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Bad smell
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Spread of diseases
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Waste water settlement
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Marshiness
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25. 41 Rehna PC
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26. 
Limit construction in sensitive area
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Reusing of materials - glass containers, plastic bags
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Recycling and recovery of materials
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Afforesting
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Solid waste treatment
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Acidic and alkaline wastes should be first neutralized
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The insoluble material if biodegradable should be
allowed to degrade under controlled conditions before
being disposed
Control of soil pollution
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28. 41 Rehna PC
“Problems cannot be solved at the same level
of awareness that created them.”
- Albert Einstein
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29. THERMOCOL
Polymerization of styrene or polyethylene → Polystyrene
(Thermoplastic)
Non-biodegradable and resistant to photolysis, or the
breaking down of materials by protons originating from
a light source, they continue to remain intact in the soil,
without undergoing bacterial decomposition, thereby
turning it infertile.
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30. Solid Waste
a) Garbage: food waste, but may include other degradable organic wastes.
b) Rubbish: combustible and non-combustible solid waste, excluding food wastes.
c) Refuse: the collective term for solid wastes, includes both garbage and rubbish.
d) Litter: odds and ends, bits of paper, discarded wrappings, bottles etc. Left lying
around in public places.
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Dept. of CE, GCE Kannur

31. (1) Impacts on human health
Asthma
Respiratory disease
Cancer
Birth disease
birth defects
(2) Impacts on energy consumption
More energy is consumed - raw/virgin material rather than recycled material.
Eg:- to produce papers - extraction of trees and manufacturing it into paper
high energy - harvesting trees, transportation of raw materials and electricity
use in industry. When papers are no longer in use,considered as waste which
eventually will end up in landfill.
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32. (3) Green House Effect and Global Warming
(4) Impacts on Water Quality
- Release of leach-ate from landfills into water sources
- Lead to chronic toxin accumulation
- Affect humans if we feed on these organisms (e.g. fish,
prawns, crabs etc
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33. Food wastes

Decomposing food waste emits the greenhouse gases methane
and carbon dioxide. They contributes to Global warming.
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Land get filled – rubbish tips – breakdown releases too many
nutrients – pollute our ground water and waterways.
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Damage causes bad smell and chance for diseases.
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Affects soil fertility
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33Dept. of CE, GCE Kannur

34. Water fills
(1) MH (2) MH (3) GCEK
(1) Created as sump – small size – new sump made- no use now – contaminated water
(2) Low or no water well – no springs – no use
(3) Polluted well – surrounded by trees and wastes – no use today
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35. E-wastes
Electronic wastes
Describes discarded electrical or electronic devices
Dumping causes wastage of space
Damaged lab equipments
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36. Plastic wastes
→ MSW in India contain 1-4 % by weight of plastic waste
→ Rate of Plastic recycling is highest in India (60%)
→ Plastic account for 16% of chlorine in the environment
→ Burning releases highly toxic gases like phosgene,
CO, Cl, SO2
, NO2
,...
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37. Types of Plastics
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38. 45 Sarang K
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MH plastic and other waste decomposing system
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Handling plastic waste
> Re-use - Reduce - Recycle plastic bottles

40. INDUSTRIAL GROWTH IN KANNUR DISTRICT
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41. Completely restricting industries is not
a possible solution to control pollution.
To meet our daily requirements, they
are essential.
Then....... the solution is
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42. Pollution prevention Hierarchy
What generally cannot be recycled
Ceramics, Drinking glasses, Window glass, Mirrors, Light bulbs
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43. Waste management
Eg:- bio gas plant
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44. Bio gas plant
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45. Compost pit
pit in MH having 3 m Depth. This can wisely
handled to synthesis manure from organic
waste by introducing a big compost pit.
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Decomposes organic matter
(Biodegradable) and recycled as
fertilizer
key ingredient in organic farming
Decomposition process -
plant matter + water + proper
aeration + worms, fungi -
Rich in nutrients - used in
gardens, landscaping, horti-
culture, and agriculture.
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46. 48 Shamjith KM
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1:3:10 Brown sugar : vegetables/ fruits waste : water
Within the first month of the fermentation process allow some gas to be released to avoid
pressure build up in the container. Once In a while stir and push the floating garbage downwards.
Garbage Enzyme (Fermented Waste Juice)

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Clean our air
Keep the Toilet Clean
Keep Our Homes Clean
Keep the Kitchen Clean
Keep the Clothes Clean
Clean Veggie – clear pesticides
Skin Care
Pet Care – odour, healthy
Vehicle Care
Natural Fertilizer
Benefits
- O3
If everyone can turn their garbage to enzyme
> Protect our Ozone
> Can live in a pollution free environment
> Food will free from toxins
> To replace chemical cleaning products
> It will flow down to our drainage system, cleanse
our rivers and seas, save our earth

48. Green GCEK
- Sustain the green places in the college campus
- Healthy condition for sport, relaxation and education
- Under Eco Club or NSS unit, plant trees
- Warn surrounding companies to reduce pollution by
adopting suitable scientific measures
- Introduce green constructions
- Conduct awareness programs
PLANT A TREE
GIVE A BREATH TO GCEK
GIVE A BREATH TO MOTHER EARTH
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49. GCEK Eco Friendly Beautification
(1) Library front side
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50. A model beautification done by 2k7 EC batch
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51. (2) College ground
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52. 46 Shahsoora
(3) College Administrative block sides
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53. Suggested Solutions
Reduce your carbon footprints
Use 'carpools' and public transportation
Community recycling
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54. Online: 41 - 5043 Salmiya K
Salmiya Bushra
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55. Online: 41 - 50Online: 41 - 5043 Salmiya K
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56. 1. Environmental law and practice review, vol I
2. Brief industrial profile of Kannur district –
MSME development institute, Thrissur
3. Plastic waste management in India –
Dr. Pawwan sikka, Department of science
and technology, Govt of India
4. Environmental pollution- some realized
facts and suggestions
5. Industrial pollution control and Gide line – United Nations
6. Wikipedia
7. pictures collected from various websites in internet
References
Online: 41-50Online: 41-50
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