Environmental Engineers are the technical professionals who identify and design solutions for environmental problems. Environmental Engineers provide safe drinking water, treat and properly dispose of wastes, maintain air quality, control water pollution, and remediate contaminated sites due to spills or improper disposal of hazardous substances. They monitor the quality of the air, water, and land, and they develop means to protect the environment. Environmental Engineers work in many venues, including engineering consulting firms that design and construct air and water pollution-control systems; industries that need to treat air or wastewater discharges; private and municipal groups that supply drinking water; companies that treat and dispose of hazardous chemicals; governmental agencies; laboratories that develop pollution-control systems; agencies that transfer knowledge to the developing world; and public interest groups that advocate environmental protection. Third world countries are in dire need of environmental engineers. Over 1.1 billion people worldwide live without safe drinking water and 3.4 million people die annually from water-related diseases. One student organization, Engineers Without Borders, is involved in helping a small village in a third-world country with safe drinking water. See video CSU EWB in El Salvador The curriculum is based on a strong foundation in natural sciences, mathematics, biological sciences, and engineering fundamentals. Upper level courses address engineering applications in air, water, land pollution, and environmental toxicology in which pollution prevention and control measures are emphasized. Other topics include agricultural and environmental measurements, rate-controlled separations, basic hydrology, environmental law, and environmental ethics. Careful selection of technical electives allows students to specialize in a related field of interest.

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