By Sara Fathima
April 22 , 2022
Environmental engineering uses principles of science and engineering to protect public health and natural ecosystems. It involves creating sustainable building designs to conserve and manage natural resources.
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Environmental engineers design and operate water facilities. They work with architects and civil engineers to deliver safe drinking water and treat wastewater before it is discharged.
Environmental engineers assess the problem of pollution and use chemistry, biology, and soil sciences to develop technical solutions for better human and ecological health.
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They also work toward remediating environmental damage by designing systems that are compatible with economic, legislative, political, and social concerns.
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Recognising how the actions of people in their local environments have a global impact and building waste management solutions is vital to the role of an environmental engineer.
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The goal of environmental engineering is to ensure the development of societies with minimal environmental degradation. In the face of climate change, it also creates solutions to prevent further deterioration of the planet.
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Environmental engineers are employed by government agencies, NGOs, industries, etc. Some of their designations are wasteland ecologist, field chemist, and hydro-geologist.
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A BE/B.Tech or ME/M.Tech degree makes you eligible to pursue a career in environmental engineering. The syllabus usually includes. principles of Physics, Organic Chemistry, and Microbiology.
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To qualify for environmental engineering courses, you must have cleared Class XII in Physics, Chemistry, and Maths subjects and JEE Main/Advanced.
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