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Job Description
Conduct research or perform investigation for the purpose of identifying, abating, or eliminating sources of pollutants or hazards that affect either the environment or the health of the population. Using knowledge of various scientific disciplines, may collect, synthesize, study, report, and recommend action based on data derived from measurements or observations of air, food, soil, water, and other sources.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 19-2041.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 75,360.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 36.00
- Currently, there are 84,250 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health”.
Also Known As…
- Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
- Senior Environmental Scientist
- Research Environmental Scientist
- Registered Environmental Health Specialist (REHS)
- Hazardous Substances Scientist
- Environmental Specialist
- Environmental Scientist
- Environmental Protection Specialist
- Environmental Programs Specialist
- Environmental Health and Safety Specialist
- Environmental Analyst
- Water Pollution Specialist
- Regulatory Analyst
- Pollution Control Chemist
- Marine Scientist
- Environmental Systems Coordinator
- Environmental Services Manager
- Environmental Services Director
- Environmental Services Assistant
- Environmental Safety Specialist
- Environmental Planner
- Environmental Designer
- Environmental Consultant
- Ecological Modeler
- Compliance Coordinator
- Clinical Researcher
- Clinical Laboratory Scientist
- Air Analyst
Tasks for “Water Pollution Scientist”
- Collect, synthesize, analyze, manage, and report environmental data, such as pollution emission measurements, atmospheric monitoring measurements, meteorological or mineralogical information, or soil or water samples.
- Design or direct studies to obtain technical environmental information about planned projects.
- Develop programs designed to obtain the most productive, non-damaging use of land.
- Research sources of pollution to determine their effects on the environment and to develop theories or methods of pollution abatement or control.
- Develop methods to minimize the impact of production processes on the environment, based on the study and assessment of industrial production, environmental legislation, and physical, biological, and social environments.
- Monitor environmental impacts of development activities.
- Process and review environmental permits, licenses, or related materials.
- Investigate and report on accidents affecting the environment.
- Provide advice on proper standards and regulations or the development of policies, strategies, or codes of practice for environmental management.
- Provide scientific or technical guidance, support, coordination, or oversight to governmental agencies, environmental programs, industry, or the public.
- Prepare charts or graphs from data samples, providing summary information on the environmental relevance of the data.
- Monitor effects of pollution or land degradation and recommend means of prevention or control.
- Review and implement environmental technical standards, guidelines, policies, and formal regulations that meet all appropriate requirements.
- Plan or develop research models, using knowledge of mathematical and statistical concepts.
- Communicate scientific or technical information to the public, organizations, or internal audiences through oral briefings, written documents, workshops, conferences, training sessions, or public hearings.
- Evaluate violations or problems discovered during inspections to determine appropriate regulatory actions or to provide advice on the development and prosecution of regulatory cases.
- Develop the technical portions of legal documents, administrative orders, or consent decrees.
- Conduct applied research on environmental topics, such as waste control or treatment or pollution abatement methods.
- Conduct environmental audits or inspections or investigations of violations.
- Determine data collection methods to be employed in research projects or surveys.
- Analyze data to determine validity, quality, and scientific significance and to interpret correlations between human activities and environmental effects.
- Supervise or train students, environmental technologists, technicians, or other related staff.
Related Technology & Tools
- Multiparameter water quality instruments
- Scintillation counters
- Hand held augers
- Soil probes
- Multichannel analyzers
- Chlorine meters
- Evaporation gauge sensors
- Air quality dataloggers
- Anemometers
- Rain water samplers
- Mass spectrometers
- Digital survey meters
- Nephelometers
- Explosimeters
- Water velocity flow meters
- Ozone meters
- Air/soil temperature sensors
- Sound level meters
- Lead air sampling kits
- Soil analysis kits
- Core samplers
- Bottom dredge samplers
- Airboats
- Notebook computers
- Coliform testing systems
- Bailers
- Groundwater monitoring systems
- Stormwater samplers
- Electromagnetic field EMF meters
- Water quality testing photometers
- Desktop computers
- Atmospheric deposition collectors
- Moisture meters
- Noise dosimeters
- Photoionization detectors PID
- Bomb samplers
- HNu photoionization detectors PID
- Carbon monoxide meters
- Digital cameras
- Particulate samplers
- Depth meters
- Soil gas sampling systems
- Mercury monitors
- Field radiological measuring devices
- Comparator water test kits
- Lead water sampling kits
- Gas chromatographs GC
- Mainframe computers
- Gas spillage detectors
- Fiberglass metering manholes
- Liquid samplers
- pH meters
- Fuel temperature sensors
- Submersible water data loggers
- Closed pipe Doppler water flow meters
- Personal computers
- Spectrophotometers
- Ambient air quality monitoring systems
- Toxic mold test kits
- Ammonia meters
- Smoke generators
- Viscosity meters
- Manometers
- Global positioning system GPS receivers
- All terrain vehicles ATV
- Automatic samplers
- Psychrometers
- Ionization chambers
- Pocket personal computers PC
- Analog survey meters
- Oil water interface meters
- Turbidimeters
- Colorimeters
- Chlorine dioxide meters
- Dataloggers
- Aerosol spectrometers
- Scintillation probes
- Combustible gas monitors
- Radon monitors
- Heat stress monitors
- Geiger-Mueller meters
- Drop count industrial water test kits
- Dosimeters
- Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator
- Link Microtek
- DataPipe EHS
- Lakes Environmental ISC-AERMOD View
- RSA RadCalc
- Compass software
- SoundPLAN
- Lakes Environmental SLAB View
- Lakes Environmental EcoRisk View
- Golden Software Surfer
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Rad Pro Calculator
- Microsoft Outlook
- Bentley MicroStation
- Graphics software
- TANKS
- Waters eLab Notebook
- RockWare ArcMap
- Web browser software
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Chemical management tracking software
- SAP
- Microsoft Office SharePoint Server MOSS
- Microsoft Excel
- Lakes Environmental Emissions View
- Wolfel IMMI
- CAP88-PC
- Microsoft Access
- Geomechanical design analysis GDA software
- Database software
- Tucows ChemBase
- Hotspot
- CERC EMIT
- Microsoft Project
- ADMS pollution modeling software
- Corel CorelDraw Graphics Suite
- MIRS Compliance
- Microsoft Office
- Material safety data sheet MSDS software
- Microsoft Word
- ESRI ArcInfo
- Spreadsheet software
- EarthSoft EQuIS Geology
- Ecotech WinAQMS
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- Statistical software
- C++
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- SPSS
- Smart Data Solutions RS Solutions
- Laboratory information management system LIMS
- DQO ELIPGRID-PC
- Ecotech WinCollect
- Structured query language SQL
- Sun Microsystems Java
- Geographic information system GIS software
- Mapping software
- Emissions tracking software
- ESRI ArcView
- Chemicals and Irrigation CANDI