Environmental Science and Engineering

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What is Environmental Science?

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Environmental Science provides an overview of how science affects our environment, focusing on interactions between the solid Earth, its water, its air, and its living organisms.

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Define an ecosystem.

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An ecosystem is a system or community that includes all living organisms and their non-living components in nature.

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What are the biotic components of an ecosystem?

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Biotic components include producers, consumers, and decomposers.

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What are the abiotic components of an ecosystem?

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Abiotic components include temperature, moisture, soil, sunlight, altitude, geology, and air.

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What is ecology?

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Ecology is the study of the relationships between living organisms, including humans, and their physical environment.

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What is Environmental Engineering?

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Environmental Engineering is the branch of engineering concerned with protecting people from adverse environmental effects, such as pollution, and improving environmental quality.

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What do Environmental Engineers do?

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Environmental Engineers work to improve recycling, waste disposal, public health, and water and air pollution control.

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What is the purpose of Environmental Engineering?

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The purposes include provision of safe, palatable, and ample public water supplies, and control of water, atmospheric, and soil pollution.

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What is groundwater?

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Groundwater exists in subterranean aquifers situated underground and tends to be harder than surface water.

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What is surface water?

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Surface water includes any freshwater sent into wetlands, stream systems, and lakes, characterized by its turbidity.