Environmental Engineering Vocabulary – Key Terms and Definitions
Water test kits - correct answer ✔✔Measure things like chlorine, pH, copper, chromium, carbon
dioxide, bromine, salinity, dissolved oxygen, microbial contaminants like bacteria and mold, and
much more.
Wetlands - correct answer ✔✔Areas that stay wet most of the year, provide wildlife habitat, and
help to clean and hold rainwater.
air samplers - correct answer ✔✔Equipment that tests for particulate and chemical
contaminants in air.
American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientist (AAEES) - correct answer
✔✔largest professional organization specific to environmental engineering.
Aqueduct - correct answer ✔✔Human-made system of channels used to deliver water.
benzene - correct answer ✔✔Organic compound found in petroleum.
biofilter - correct answer ✔✔Filter that contains microorganisms that digest pollutants and
convert them into less harmful substances.
biologist - correct answer ✔✔Scientist who studies living organisms both in a lab environment
and in their natural habitat to understand how living organisms work.
biology - correct answer ✔✔Study of living organisms
bio-remediation - correct answer ✔✔Use of microscopic organisms to clean contaminated
substances.
, Chemistry - correct answer ✔✔Scientific study of materials, their properties, their interactions,
and the changes that they undergo.
Compounds - correct answer ✔✔Two or more atoms chemically bonded together.
Effluent - correct answer ✔✔Out-flowing water.
Elements - correct answer ✔✔Matter that consists of only one kind of atom and cannot be
broken down into smaller types of matter.
Environmental engineering - correct answer ✔✔Application of the principles of engineering,
combined with the principles of chemistry, biology, math and technology, to solve
environmental problems.
Environmental Remediation - correct answer ✔✔process of removing pollutants and
contaminants from the environment.
Environmental science - correct answer ✔✔combination of physical science and biology into a
multidisciplinary approach to the study of the environment and solving environmental
problems.
Environmental technicians - correct answer ✔✔Professionals who usually work under the
direction of environmental engineers. They split their time between office, lab, and site work.
fungi - correct answer ✔✔Single or multi-cell organisms that have a nucleus.
geology - correct answer ✔✔Scientific study of the earth. its evolution, and its physical
properties.
Water test kits - correct answer ✔✔Measure things like chlorine, pH, copper, chromium, carbon
dioxide, bromine, salinity, dissolved oxygen, microbial contaminants like bacteria and mold, and
much more.
Wetlands - correct answer ✔✔Areas that stay wet most of the year, provide wildlife habitat, and
help to clean and hold rainwater.
air samplers - correct answer ✔✔Equipment that tests for particulate and chemical
contaminants in air.
American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientist (AAEES) - correct answer
✔✔largest professional organization specific to environmental engineering.
Aqueduct - correct answer ✔✔Human-made system of channels used to deliver water.
benzene - correct answer ✔✔Organic compound found in petroleum.
biofilter - correct answer ✔✔Filter that contains microorganisms that digest pollutants and
convert them into less harmful substances.
biologist - correct answer ✔✔Scientist who studies living organisms both in a lab environment
and in their natural habitat to understand how living organisms work.
biology - correct answer ✔✔Study of living organisms
bio-remediation - correct answer ✔✔Use of microscopic organisms to clean contaminated
substances.
, Chemistry - correct answer ✔✔Scientific study of materials, their properties, their interactions,
and the changes that they undergo.
Compounds - correct answer ✔✔Two or more atoms chemically bonded together.
Effluent - correct answer ✔✔Out-flowing water.
Elements - correct answer ✔✔Matter that consists of only one kind of atom and cannot be
broken down into smaller types of matter.
Environmental engineering - correct answer ✔✔Application of the principles of engineering,
combined with the principles of chemistry, biology, math and technology, to solve
environmental problems.
Environmental Remediation - correct answer ✔✔process of removing pollutants and
contaminants from the environment.
Environmental science - correct answer ✔✔combination of physical science and biology into a
multidisciplinary approach to the study of the environment and solving environmental
problems.
Environmental technicians - correct answer ✔✔Professionals who usually work under the
direction of environmental engineers. They split their time between office, lab, and site work.
fungi - correct answer ✔✔Single or multi-cell organisms that have a nucleus.
geology - correct answer ✔✔Scientific study of the earth. its evolution, and its physical
properties.
