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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

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Environmental Engineering Technicians”.

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Tasks for “Haz Tech (Hazardous Technician)”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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