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The Environmental PE exam is a no-choice, all-objective exam. It is administered in two four-hour sections, morning and afternoon.
There are a total of 100 multiple-choice problems, and examinees must solve every problem to receive full credit.
Exam Topics, with approximate percentage of questions on each topic
Water
Planning, research, development, project implementation, operations, and monitoring
of waste, wastewater, storm water, and natural water systems
- Wastewater.....11%
- Sources of pollution and minimization/prevention
- Treatment technologies
- Water chemistry
- Sampling and measurement methods
- Biology/microbiology
- Hydraulics/fluid mechanics
- Fate and transport
- Collection systems
- Residuals management (solid, liquid, and gas)
- Codes, standards, regulations, and guidelines
- Mathematics and statistics
- Engineering economics
- Stormwater.....6%
- Sources of pollution
- Hydrology/hydrogeology
- Hydraulics/fluid mechanics
- Sampling and measurement methods
- Treatment technologies
- Collection systems
- Fate and transport
- Codes, standards, regulations, and guidelines
- Mathematics and statistics
- Engineering economics
- Potable Water.....11%
- Treatment technologies
- Water chemistry
- Hydraulics/fluid mechanics
- Biology/microbiology
- Sampling and measurement methods
- Distribution systems
- Residuals management
- Codes, standards, regulations, and guidelines
- Mathematics and statistics
- Engineering economics
- Water Resources.....6%
- Sources of pollution
- Hydrology/hydrogeology
- Water chemistry
- Biology/microbiology
- Sampling and measurement methods
- Hydraulics and limnology
- Fate and transport
- Codes, standards, regulations, and guidelines
- Mathematics and statistics
- Engineering economics
- Watershed management and planning
Air
Planning, research, development, project implementation, operations, and monitoring
of air systems
- Ambient Air.....8%
- Meteorology
- Atmospheric chemistry
- Sampling and measurement methods
- Risk assessment
- Codes, standards, regulations, and guidelines
- Mathematics and statistics
- Emissions Sources.....4%
- Chemistry
- Aerosol science
- Thermodynamics
- Sampling and measurement methods
- Fate and transport (dispersion)
- Source categories
- Odor generation and control
- Sources of pollution and minimization/prevention
- Codes, standards, regulations, and guidelines
- Mathematics and statistics
- Engineering economics
- Control Strategies.....8%
- Treatment technologies
- Air transport systems
- Thermodynamics
- Aerosol science
- Chemistry
- Sampling and measurement methods
- Sources of pollution and minimization/prevention
- Codes, standards, regulations, and guidelines
- Mathematics and statistics
- Engineering economics
Solid and Hazardous Waste
Planning, research, development, project implementation, operations, and monitoring
of solid and hazardous waste systems
- Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), Commercial, and Industrial Wastes.....10%
- Definition and characterization of different types of solid waste
- Sampling and measurement methods
- Storage, collection, and transportation systems
- Minimization, reduction, and recycling
- Risk assessment
- Fate and transport
- Treatment and disposal technologies
- Chemistry
- Codes, standards, regulations, and guidelines
- Engineering economics
- Hazardous Waste, Special, and Radioactive Waste.....10%
- Definition and characterization of different types of waste
- Sampling and measurement methods
- Storage, collection, and transportation systems
- Minimization, reduction, and recycling
- Risk assessment
- Fate and transport
- Treatment and disposal technologies
- Chemistry
- Health physics
- Codes, standards, regulations, and guidelines
- Mathematics and statistics
- Engineering economics
Environmental Assessments, Remediation, and Emergency Response
Research, development, project implementation, operations, and monitoring of
environmental health, safety, and welfare
- Environmental Assessments.....8%
- Site assessment
- Hydrogeology
- Sampling and measurement methods
- Historical considerations and land use practice
- Fate and transport
- Sources of pollution
- Exposure/risk characterization
- Codes, standards, regulations, and guidelines
- Remediation.....8%
- Remediation alternatives
- Minimization/prevention
- Hydrology/hydrogeology
- Codes, standards, regulations, and guidelines
- Engineering economics
- Sampling and measurement methods
- Control technologies
- Public Health and Safety.....10%
- Industrial hygiene, health, and safety
- Security, emergency plans, and incident response procedures
- Fundamentals of epidemiology and toxicology
- Exposure assessments
- Radiation protection/health physics
- Vector control and sanitation, including biohazards
- Noise pollution
- Indoor aur quality
- Codes, standards, regulations, and guidelines
TOTAL = 100%
Some problems may require knowledge of engineering economics.
Study materials for this exam are available in the Environmental PE Exam section
of our Online Catalog.
Environmental Engineering PE Exam
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