Environmental Flashcards
Floor space per person
50-100 ft per person
Cubic space per person
Greater than 500
Door and window
Minimum 40 %
Overcrowding
More than two in one room
Floor space less than 70-90.sq.ft
9 years separate sex not married couples sleep in same room
Total natural radiation
0.1 RAD per person per year
max.permissible radiation
5 RAD per person per year
Pregnancy 0.5 RAD
Soiling index
Air quality
Best indicator of air pollutaion
SO2
Green house effect Major contributor
Water vapour
P4SR
Predicable 4 hour sweat rate
Illumination minimum
15-20 foot candles
Sound
Toleranble level
Upto 90 db
More than 100 db permanant loss.
Direct TM rapture
150-160 db
Housing
Floor space 50-100 sq.ft per person
Cubic space minimum 500 cuft per person
Door and window 40 % of floor area
Height of plinths 2-3 feet from floor area
Day light factor minimum 1% in half of floor area
PS4R
1-3 L for 4 hours comfortable
Max 4.5 l in 4 hours
Strength of sewage measured by
BOD
COD
Suspended solids
Strong sewage BOD
More than 300 ppm
Weak sewage
BOD
less than 100 ppm
Depth of water seal in RCA latrine
2 cm
Septic tank retention period
Minimum 24 hours
Kata thermometer
Low air velocity
Anerometer
Air velocity
Sling Psychrometer
Air humidity
Wet and dry bulb thermometer
Air humidity