Environmental Engineering
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What Does it Take to Become a Meteorologist?
Is Meteorology a promising career? How good is it? Can you start a career in meteorology now? All these questions and more are answered in this article. Meteorology is more than reading the weather report in the evening news. It is a high...By August 29, 2011
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After the Flood - Restoring Municipal Services
Floods, rains, and other natural calamities are beyond human control. Despite advancements in technology, excessive water, and the complications it brings, always hurts social life in flood hit areas.By August 18, 2011
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All Wealth Comes from the Land
Engineers who practice green project management techniques will be very much aware of the effects that their projects can have on the ecology and the environment. Good engineers will have plans to mitigate these effects even before the first spade of...By July 29, 2011
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Hydrogeology Defined
The main motto of this post is to uncover the significance of hydrogeology, and its applications. Let us start by defining what hydrogeology means before getting on to other details.By July 6, 2011
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History of Corps of Engineers
The US Army Corps of Engineers played a remarkable role in structuring the nation's parks, lands, waterways, and coastal shorelines. They have also contributed a significant role in wartime situations.By June 30, 2011
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Solving Problems with Septic Systems
Homeowners in the US are facing unprecedented difficulties with their septic systems. Industry insiders are quick to place blame for septic system failures on powdered laundry detergents, high rainfall, and cheap toilet paper. This article addresses...By June 20, 2011
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What the 1930s Dust Bowl Taught Us
The dust bowl of the 1930s lasted for eight long years and almost destroyed the agriculture scene in America. The 1931 and 1934 dust storms were the strongest reasons behind American scientists and authorities finally beginning to take dust storm science...By June 7, 2011
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Download Excel Spreadsheets for Activated Sludge Waste Water Treatment Calculations
Activated sludge wastewater treatment calculations can be made using the Excel formulas in the downloadable spreadsheets. Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), waste water flow rates and total suspended solids concentrations are used in the activated...By June 1, 2011
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Arsenic Exposure in Playgrounds? Plant Ferns!
High concentrations of heavy metals in the soil has always been a problem and arsenic is one of the least desirable metals to be found in the ground. Planting ferns seems to be a very interesting and promising way to deal with the problem.By May 31, 2011
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Treatment of Soil for Excess Manganese Levels
Phytoremediation is the process of using plants to remove heavy metal toxins from the soil to ready it for agricultural use. There is a subset of this process that works to remove manganese from water sources as well.By May 29, 2011