FAQs :
Ques) What is Environmental Engineering?
Ans) Environmental Engineering deals with the treatment of chemical, biological
and/or thermal waste, the purification of water and air, and the remediation of contamination sites, due to prior waste disposal or accidental contamination.
Overall objective of Environmental Engineering is to reduce the impact of human
activities on the natural environment, and to create a more sustainable eco-system for future generations to live in.
Ques) What Environment engineer is expected to do?
Ans) We humans have a long history of polluting our air, water, and soil. This contamination not only hurts nature, but is dangerous to people. Luckily, environmental engineers are on the job.
Students in Environmental Engineering learn to design, develop, and evaluate structures, equipment, and systems that protect the environment from the effects of human activity and that improve public health and well-being.
Ques) What is the scope of this course?
Ans)Environmental engineering is a new and growing field; there is a growing field demand for environmental engineers in undertaking company audits in preparation for certification to the international environment management standard, ISO 14000. Besides the above, every Industry is taking up environmental control initiatives to check pollution and recycle wastes and regulate its disposal- both as a consequence of Government regulation and of its own awareness. The awareness is not only at the National level but the developed countries are FAR more conscious in this respect and thus employment opportunities for Environmental Engg. Graduates exist in industries, R&D institutions; waste recycling; pollution control and Govt. regulatory bodies and will be increasing consistently in future.
Ques) what qualities you need to have to pursue this course?
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What qualities you will develop while doing this course?
Ans) Environment Engineering is a discipline that offers rewarding and challenging possibilities for a wide range of people regardless of their range of interests.
Skills required are:
- Background knowledge of science especially chemistry and some microbiology
- Data analysis with some statistics
- Communication skills
Ques) This course needs a person to work in teams or as individuals?.
Ans) Environment Engineering is often about being part of a team that requires people with many different kinds of skills. Yet there is also plenty of space for individual flair and imagination.
Ques) How can we sustain in this recession period after opting this course?
Ans) Though Environmental Engineering is a new and growing field, still there is a growing demand for environmental engineers. Every industry is taking up environmental control initiatives to check pollution and recycle wastes and regulate its disposal and thus employment opportunities for Environmental Engg. Graduates exist in industries. Environmental Engineers may be employed by private industry, by consulting firms or by government agencies.
Ques) What are the key subjects of Environmental Engineering?
Ans) Among the topics covered by environmental engineering are pollutant transport, water purification, waste water treatment, air pollution, solid waste treatment and hazardous waste management.
Environmental engineers can be involved with pollution reduction, green engineering, and industrial ecology.
Ques) What options do we have after doing Environmental Engineering?
Ans) Once a student is a graduate in Environmental Engineering then he can be
- Environmental Engineer
- Environmental Consultant
- Project Engineer
- Air Quality Manager
- Assistant or Associate Engineer
- Water Quality Engineer
- Pollution Control Engineer
- Environmental Designer and Planner
- Solid Waste or Sanitary Engineer
- Hydrological Engineer
- Professor/Teacher
- Water Treatment Manager
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