Civil and Environmental Engineering - Civil and Environmental Engineering

The Goldbar Wastewater Treatment Plant uses a UV system to inactivate pathogens that can cause infections.

Environmental engineers apply their knowledge of the natural sciences with their expertise in civil engineering to design municipal services and to solve environmental problems. As an environmental engineer, you might be involved in performing an environmental impact assessment, in designing a landfill facility, or in managing a water treatment system.

Other areas of practice include:

Water and wastewater treatment process design
Urban infrastructure design and renewal
Water quality management
Cold regions environmental engineering
Solid waste and industrial waste management
Risk assessment and management
Environmental chemistry and microbiology
Environmental fluid mechanics and laser research

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