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Job Description

Perform laboratory and field tests to monitor the environment and investigate sources of pollution, including those that affect health, under the direction of an environmental scientist, engineer, or other specialist. May collect samples of gases, soil, water, and other materials for testing.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 19-4091.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 47,930.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 23.00
Currently, there are 32,950 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health”.

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Tasks for “Water Purification Chemist”

Inspect workplaces to ensure the absence of health and safety hazards, such as high noise levels, radiation, or potential lighting hazards.
Develop testing procedures.
Investigate hazardous conditions or spills or outbreaks of disease or food poisoning, collecting samples for analysis.
Prepare samples or photomicrographs for testing and analysis.
Collect samples of gases, soils, water, industrial wastewater, or asbestos products to conduct tests on pollutant levels or identify sources of pollution.
Distribute permits, closure plans, or cleanup plans.
Determine amounts and kinds of chemicals to use in destroying harmful organisms or removing impurities from purification systems.
Inspect sanitary conditions at public facilities.
Analyze potential environmental impacts of production process changes and recommend steps to mitigate negative impacts.
Monitor emission control devices to ensure they are operating properly and comply with state and federal regulations.
Maintain files, such as hazardous waste databases, chemical usage data, personnel exposure information, or diagrams showing equipment locations.
Provide information or technical or program assistance to government representatives, employers, or the general public on the issues of public health, environmental protection, or workplace safety.
Make recommendations to control or eliminate unsafe conditions at workplaces or public facilities.
Calculate amount of pollutant in samples or compute air pollution or gas flow in industrial processes, using chemical and mathematical formulas.
Direct activities of workers in laboratory.
Develop or implement site recycling or hazardous waste stream programs.
Discuss test results and analyses with customers.
Examine and analyze material for presence and concentration of contaminants, such as asbestos, using variety of microscopes.
Record test data and prepare reports, summaries, or charts that interpret test results.
Conduct standardized tests to ensure materials or supplies used throughout power supply systems meet processing and safety specifications.
Weigh, analyze, or measure collected sample particles, such as lead, coal dust, or rock to determine concentration of pollutants.
Set up equipment or stations to monitor and collect pollutants from sites, such as smoke stacks, manufacturing plants, or mechanical equipment.
Develop or implement programs for monitoring of environmental pollution or radiation.
Initiate procedures to close down or fine establishments violating environmental or health regulations.
Calibrate microscopes or test instruments.
Perform statistical analysis of environmental data.

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Water sample extraction tubes
Salinity meters
Electronic pump calibrators
Personal computers
Centrifugal water sampling pumps
Carpet sampling pump kits
Air monitoring equipment
Luxmeters
Velometers
Lead soil sampling kits
Flame ionization detectors FID
Dilution systems
Digitizing tablets
Water well depth meters
Lead air sampling kits
Sound level meters
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Air sampling impingers
Hygrometers
Moisture meters
Peristaltic pumps
Photoionization detectors PID
Area sampling pumps
Centrifuges
Large-format plotters
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Radon detection devices
Pocket personal computers PC
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Low-flow pumps
pH meters
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Humidity sticks
Water sampling augers
Air current test kits
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Notebook computers
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Zero air generators
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Laser printers
Water level recorders
Colorimetric field sampling devices
Particulate samplers
35 millimeter cameras
Micromanometers
Binocular light compound microscopes
Soil augers
Polarized light microscopes
Bioaerosol impactors
Water chemistry analysis equipment
Sewer surveillance cameras
Velocity meters
Halide meters
Landfill gas detection systems
Vibration monitors
Air sampling primary flow calibrators
Soil vapor extraction units
Halogen leak detectors
Autoclaves
Noise logging analyzers
Indoor air quality IAQ monitors
Handheld laser particle counters
Water sampling bailers
Micropurge sampling equipment
Noise dosimeters
Passive samplers for organic vapors
Interface probes
Lead water sampling kits
Spectrophotometers
Hach field kits
Landfill gas collection systems
Particulate monitors
Digital hand meters
Chloride test kits
Pilot tubes
Phase contrast microscopes
Ozone generators
Lead surface sampling kits
Volt-ohm meters VOM
Noise monitoring instruments
CO2 monitors

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