Aside from the more famous branches of engineering -- mechanical, civil, electrical, etc. -- many other, lesser-known subfields of engineering exist.  Examples include food engineering, fashion technology engineering, ceramic engineering, and earthquake engineering. They may not be the first thing you think of when you hear that someone is an engineer, but they’re still lucrative fields depending on hard science and serious study.

One such other branch of engineering is environmental.  Environmental engineering is the study of engineering practices specifically designed to improve the health of humans, animals, and the general environment -- as opposed to industrial engineering practices which, throughout history, have often proven terrible for the environment.  Encompassing topics from civil, mechanical, and chemical engineering, environmental engineering is relatively new and growing every day. Environmental engineers will perform work related to recycling, pollution mitigation, and general human health including toxins and diseases. Some of the topics involved with environmentalism are controversial, but it’s impossible to deny that more and more jobs are going to be available in this field as time goes on.

This book is thematically designed to focus less on problems and more on solutions.  With a large number of practical examples and problems, students will be encouraged to research and understand the relevant equations on their own.  The book is primarily intended for undergraduate-level classes as an introduction to the field of environmental engineering. Up-to-date topics of sustainability and government regulation are addressed in a manner which is easily accessible.

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