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Bioenvironmental Engineer
Duties and Responsibilities
The Bioenvironmental Engineer applies knowledge of engineering and the sciences to assist commanders in employing risk management principles to meet their mission in peacetime and during contingency operations. Responsibilities include performing risk assessment surveys evaluating systems, installations, facilities and planning documents for chemical, physical and biological stress factors which may cause illness, injury, reduced productivity or performance, or significant discomfort among Air Force personnel or members of military communities in occupational and community environments. Bioenvironmental Engineers analyze plans, blueprints and design specifications of contemplated projects, such as weapon or support systems, maintenance activity facilities and community facilities, to ensure possible health hazards are identified and mitigated.
Bioenvironmental Engineers apply their knowledge of architecture and engineering to modernize and maintain health care, training and laboratory facilities, and participate in developing devices, equipment, and techniques for improving medical practice and the performance of humans in operating systems. They design devices such as biomedical sensors and transducers, and apply their technical knowledge to develop diagnostic and therapeutic methods.
Civilian Opportunities
Bioenvironmental Engineers
Duties and Responsibilities
Bioenvironmental Engineers in the civilian sector perform many of the same functions as their military counterparts only they work for corporations and at all levels of the Government. The major bioenvironmental engineering areas include air pollution control, toxic materials control, industrial hygiene, radiation protection, hazardous waste management, solid waste disposal, water supply, storm water management, wastewater management, public health, and land management.
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