How do they match: Industrial Ecologists

  • Life Cycle Manager

  • Identify sustainable alternatives to industrial or waste-management practices.
  • Investigate the impact of changed land management or land use practices on ecosystems.
  • Monitor the environmental impact of development activities, pollution, or land degradation.
  • Prepare plans to manage renewable resources.
  • Promote use of environmental management systems (EMS) to reduce waste or to improve environmentally sound use of natural resources.
  • Provide industrial managers with technical materials on environmental issues, regulatory guidelines, or compliance actions.
  • Research environmental effects of land and water use to determine methods of improving environmental conditions or increasing outputs, such as crop yields.

  • Advise others about environmental management or conservation.
  • Develop plans to manage natural or renewable resources.