Scope of Environmental Engineering

Pollutants may be chemical, biological, thermal, radioactive or even mechanical. Environmental engineering emphasizes several areas: process engineering, environmental chemistry, water and sewage treatment (sanitary engineering), waste reduction/management and pollution prevention/clean-up. Environmental engineering is a synthesis of various disciplines, incorporating elements from the following:

1. Agricultural engineering
2. Biology
3. Chemical engineering
4. Chemistry
5. Civil engineering
6. Ecology
7. Geology
8. Mechanical engineering
9. Public health

Environmental engineering is the application of science and engineering principles to the environment. Some consider environmental engineering to include the development of sustainable processes. There are several divisions of the field of environmental engineering.