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Environmental Engineering

Environmental engineering is a relatively new branch of engineering that focuses on the design and development of solutions for the rapidly increasing number of environmental challenges that are posed by inceases in population as well as advancements in technology, manufacturing and society. It is a specialized field of civil engineering and often works side by side with chemical engineering.

All of the elements (air, water, and land) are included in the scope of responsibility of an environmental engineer. Modern day living has contributed much by way of comfort and convenience to the general population, but it has also brought with it hazards and pollutants that were not seen in societies of the previous generations. Although an issue like clean and plentiful water has been in existence for centuries, that is just one of the many concerns that gets tackled in the field of environmental engineering. Other examples are: the treatment and disposal of waste, the maintenance of quality air, the avoidance of water pollution (especially due to environmental disasters like oil spills), the proper disposal of hazardous wastes, and the development of new methods to combat global levels of radioactive, thermal, biological and chemical pollutants that cause problems such as the depletion of the ozone layer and the proliferation of greenhouse emissions.

Web Resources On Environmental Engineering

What is Environmental Engineering?
Wikipedia: Environmental Engineering

Book Resources On Environmental Engineering

Environmental Engineering Science by William W. Nazaroff, Lisa Alvarez-Cohen
Handbook of Environmental Engineering Calculations by C. C. Lee, Shun Dar Lin

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