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Job Description

Apply theory and principles of environmental engineering to modify, test, and operate equipment and devices used in the prevention, control, and remediation of environmental problems, including waste treatment and site remediation, under the direction of engineering staff or scientist. May assist in the development of environmental remediation devices.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-3025.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 52,500.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 25.00
Currently, there are 16,550 people on this job

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Tasks for “Environmental Engineering Technicians”

Improve chemical processes to reduce toxic emissions.
Review technical documents to ensure completeness and conformance to requirements.
Model biological, chemical, or physical treatment processes to remove or degrade pollutants.
Collect and analyze pollution samples, such as air or ground water.
Assist in the cleanup of hazardous material spills.
Oversee support staff.
Provide technical engineering support in the planning of projects, such as wastewater treatment plants, to ensure compliance with environmental regulations and policies.
Receive, set up, test, or decontaminate equipment.
Prepare and package environmental samples for shipping or testing.
Produce environmental assessment reports, tabulating data and preparing charts, graphs, or sketches.
Inspect facilities to monitor compliance with regulations governing substances such as asbestos, lead, or wastewater.
Decontaminate or test field equipment used to clean or test pollutants from soil, air, or water.
Obtain product information, identify vendors or suppliers, or order materials or equipment to maintain inventory.
Perform statistical analysis and correction of air or water pollution data submitted by industry or other agencies.
Arrange for the disposal of lead, asbestos, or other hazardous materials.
Perform environmental quality work in field or office settings.
Record laboratory or field data, including numerical data, test results, photographs, or summaries of visual observations.
Review work plans to schedule activities.
Work with customers to assess the environmental impact of proposed construction or to develop pollution prevention programs.
Develop work plans, including writing specifications or establishing material, manpower, or facilities needs.
Maintain process parameters and evaluate process anomalies.
Prepare permit applications or review compliance with environmental permits.
Assess the ability of environments to naturally remove or reduce conventional or emerging contaminants from air, water, or soil.
Create models to demonstrate or predict the process by which pollutants move through or impact an environment.
Maintain project logbook records or computer program files.
Evaluate and select technologies to clean up polluted sites, restore polluted air, water, or soil, or rehabilitate degraded ecosystems.

Related Technology & Tools

Specific ion probes
Low pressure liquid chromatographs with fraction collectors
High-pressure/temperature reactors
Airborne particulate samplers
Digital cameras
Visible spectrometers
Thermal conductivity detectors
Magnetic stirrers
Benchtop nephelometers
Scanning probe microscopes SPM
Titrators
Liquid handling robots
Mechanical convection ovens
Tracer gas detectors
Thermocouples
Potentiostats
Total internal reflection fluorescence TIRF microscopes
Liquid scintillation equipment
Proton nuclear magnetic resonance NMR spectrometers
Conductivity meters
Scanning microscopes
Laboratory vacuum pumps
Fecal coliform constant temperature shaker baths
Fluorimeters
Respirometers
Calorimeters
Rotavapors
Fraction collectors
Muffle furnaces
Water sampling pumps
Simultaneous static and dynamic light scattering systems
13C nuclear magnetic resonance NMR spectrometers
Digester apparatus
Autoclaves
Laboratory scales
Single particle spectroscopes
Incubators
Gas mass spectroscopes
Ultra pure water systems
Ultrafiltration cells
Ultraviolet UV spectrometers
Argon lasers
Anemometers
Test tubes
Glassware adapters
Transmission electron microscopes TEM
Tractor mounted drill rigs
Atomic absorption AA spectrometers
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ELISA plate readers
Soil expansion testers
High-speed centrifuges
Surface area analyzers
Soil permeability testers
Notebook computers
Water baths
Camera-equipped microscopes
California bearing ratio CBR testing devices
Ozone concentration percentage meters
Laboratory ovens
Streaming current detectors
Freezers
Graduated cylinders
Dissolved oxygen meters
Funnels
Flow injection analyzers
Reciprocating pumps
Spectrofluorimeters
Refrigerated centrifuges
Video microscopes
Groundwater sampling equipment
pH meters
Turbidimeters
Flatbed scanners
Two-vortex mixers
Titrimeters
Electrophoresis tanks
Global positioning system GPS receivers
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Electrophoresis equipment
Ozone generators
Mercury analysis equipment
Water distillation units
Filter press simulators
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Plasma spectrometers
Supercritical fluid extractors
Microscope slides
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Aeration pumps
Beakers
Laminar flow hoods
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Water level recorders
Inverted microscopes
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Ion chromatographs
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Micropipettes
Laboratory shakers
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Fermenters
Chemical fume hoods
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Respirators
Meters
Liquid mass spectroscopes
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Photometers
Autotitration systems
Particulate filters
Toxicity analyzers
Carbon analyzers
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Ozone bubble contactors
Blenders
Mainframe computers
Ion selective electrode ISE meters
Laser printers
Anaerobic laboratory glove bags
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Heated environmental chambers
Atomic force microscopes
Soil vapor sampling equipment
Balances
Air velocity meters
Pan balances
Zeta meters
High pressure liquid chromatograph HPLC with ultraviolet/visible UV/Vis absorbance detectors
Personal computers
Erlenmeyer flasks
Groundwater pumps
Water samplers
Gas chromatographs GC
Total organic halide analyzers
Microcentrifuges
Soil samplers
Peristaltic pumps
Scintillation counters
Multistage agar impactors
Furnaces
Flame ionization detectors FID
Universal fractionators
Hot plate stirrers
Hazardous material protective clothing
French presses
Dynamic contact angle apparatus
Flow meters
Air monitoring equipment
Interferometeric refractormeters
Water quality monitors
Gel documentation systems
Soil particle size testers
Biological oxidizers
Incubator shakers
Sterilizer chambers
Laboratory centrifugal pumps
Desktop computers
Epifluorescence microscopes
Soil carbon-nitrogen CN analyzers
Mixer mills
Heating mantles

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