How do they match: Industrial Ecologists

  • Life Cycle Manager
  • Natural Resources Energy Specialist

  • Build and maintain databases of information about energy alternatives, pollutants, natural environments, industrial processes, and other information related to ecological change.
  • Conduct analyses to determine the maximum amount of work that can be accomplished for a given amount of energy in a system, such as industrial production systems and waste treatment systems.
  • Conduct scientific protection, mitigation, or restoration projects to prevent resource damage, maintain the integrity of critical habitats, and minimize the impact of human activities.
  • Develop alternative energy investment scenarios to compare economic and environmental costs and benefits.
  • Examine local, regional, or global use and flow of materials or energy in industrial production processes.
  • Identify environmental impacts caused by products, systems, or projects.
  • Identify sustainable alternatives to industrial or waste-management practices.
  • Investigate the impact of changed land management or land use practices on ecosystems.
  • Plan or conduct studies of the ecological implications of historic or projected changes in industrial processes or development.
  • 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.

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