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Studies & Degrees in Environmental Engineering

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Environmental Engineering Study Programs

Level: Undergraduate Bachelors     Location: Villanueva de la Cañada

As contemporary societies start to recognize the benefits and the importance of a healthy environment, the more movements to protect and cultivate the world’s resources surfaced. Environmental Engineering is one of the many programs that emerged from the environmental-friendly revolution.

Environmental Engineering utilizes the systematic, engineering approach to deal with the problems concerning the environment as a whole. The main task of the Environmental Engineer is to ensure that for every industrial process, it is possible long-term effects to the natural surroundings are reduced to a minimum. Present day issues as the effects of pollution, in its many and different forms, acid rain, ozone depletion and the like are merely a few of the concerns Environmental engineers address.

All throughout the world, countless conservation movements and laws have been proposed and approved. This is proof of the modern man realizing that his planet is an irreplaceable resource and hence, it has to be protected against violations and abuse. Since there is but only one Earth to preserve, Environmental Engineers will never be out of the picture. In other words, there is a growing demand for Engineers who know best to help society sustain the environment.

Environmental Engineering has the following sub-fields:

Environmental impact assessment and mitigation

Environmental engineers involved in this division assess the impacts of a proposed project on the environment. Collaborating with scientists, they apply scientific and engineering principles to identify the probable adverse impacts to water quality, air quality, habitat quality, flora and fauna, agricultural capacity, traffic impacts, noise impacts, visual impacts, and the like. If there happens to be any sort of risk, Environmental engineers then develop alleviation measures to lessen or prevent such unfavorable effects.

Water supply and treatment

In this division, engineers work to ensure that water supplies are fit for potable and agricultural use. Most of the tasks are done within a watershed. Basically, Environmental engineers evaluate the water balance and ascertain the available water supply, the amount necessary for use, and the seasonal cycles of water. With this information intact, the engineer then designs systems to store, treat, and transport water for its many and different uses.

Wastewater conveyance and treatment

Engineers strive to create a system of collection and treatment of wastes to carry waste improperly disposed of. As is the case in many urban and rural places alike, sewer system deposit waste directly into water bodies. The goal of the Environmental engineer is to improve surface water quality and hence, minimize the risk of water-borne diseases.

Air quality management

The most important attribute of air is its life-sustaining property. It contains precious oxygen, without which no human or animal would possibly exist. Environmental Engineers apply scientific and engineering principles to the design of processes, specifically, manufacturing and combustion, to reduce air pollutant release to adequate levels.

Graduates of the Environmental Engineering program have moved on immersing into a diverse pool of career opportunities. Environmental engineers can go into research, product design, planning and management, pollution control facilities operations, professors, lawyers, and government regulatory agencies, to name a few. The work sites are likewise limitless – universities, private firms, laboratories, government agencies of different levels, major corporations, among others.