Environmental engineering is a profession that applies mathematics and science to

utilize the properties of matter and sources of energy in the solution of problems of
environmental sanitation. These include the (1) provision of safe, palatable, and ample
public water supplies; (2) the proper disposal of or recycle of wastewater and solid
wastes; (3) the adequate drainage of urban and rural areas for proper sanitation; (4) and
the control of water, soil, and atmospheric pollution, and the social and environmental
impact of these solutions. (5) Furthermore it is concerned with engineering problems in
the field of public health, such as control of arthropod-borne diseases, the elimination of
industrial