How do they match: Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health

  • Pollution Control Chemist
  • Water Quality Analyst

  • Analyze data to determine validity, quality, and scientific significance and to interpret correlations between human activities and environmental effects.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Develop programs designed to obtain the most productive, non-damaging use of land.
  • Evaluate violations or problems discovered during inspections to determine appropriate regulatory actions or to provide advice on the development and prosecution of regulatory cases.
  • Monitor effects of pollution or land degradation and recommend means of prevention or control.
  • Research sources of pollution to determine their effects on the environment and to develop theories or methods of pollution abatement or control.

  • Monitor environmental impacts of production or development activities.