Conduct research or perform investigation for the purpose of identifying, abating, or eliminating sources of pollutants or hazards that affect either the environment or the health of the population. Utilizing knowledge of various scientific disciplines may collect, synthesize, study, report, and take action based on data derived from measurements or observations of air, food, soil, water, and other sources.

Other names for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health: Air Analyst, Clinical Laboratory Scientist, Clinical Researcher, Coastal Planner, Compliance Control Chemist, Compliance Coordinator, Ecological Risk Assessor, Emissions Evaluator, Environmental Affairs Specialist, Environmental Analyst, Environmental Consultant, Environmental Designer, Environmental Health and Safety Specialist, Environmental Health Specialist, Environmental Manager, Environmental Protection Specialist, Environmental Safety Specialist, Environmental Scientist, Environmental Specialist, Environmental Systems Coordinator, Environmentalist, Geologist, Hazardous Substances Scientist, Health Environmentalist, Human Health Risk Assessor, Hydrogeologist, Limnologist, Marine Scientist, Pollution Control Chemist, Radiation Safety Specialist, Regulatory Analyst, Regulatory Compliance Specialist, Research Environmental Scientist, Water Pollution Specialist, Water Quality Analyst,

• Conduct environmental audits and inspections, and investigations of violations.
• Evaluate violations or problems discovered during inspections to determine appropriate regulatory actions or to provide advice on the development and prosecution of regulatory cases.
• Communicate scientific and technical information through oral briefings, written documents, workshops, conferences, and public hearings.
• Review and implement environmental technical standards, guidelines, policies, and formal regulations that meet all appropriate requirements.
• Provide technical guidance, support, and oversight to environmental programs, industry, and the public.
• Provide advice on proper standards and regulations or the development of policies, strategies, and codes of practice for environmental management.
• Analyze data to determine validity, quality, and scientific significance, and to interpret correlations between human activities and environmental effects.
• Collect, synthesize, and analyze data derived from pollution emission measurements, atmospheric monitoring, meteorological and mineralogical information, and soil or water samples.
• Determine data collection methods to be employed in research projects and surveys.
• Prepare charts or graphs from data samples, providing summary information on the environmental relevance of the data.
• Develop the technical portions of legal documents, administrative orders, or consent decrees.
• Investigate and report on accidents affecting the environment.
• Monitor environmental impacts of development activities.
• Supervise environmental technologists and technicians.
• Develop programs designed to obtain the most productive, non-damaging use of land.
• Research sources of pollution to determine their effects on the environment and to develop theories or methods of pollution abatement or control.
• Monitor effects of pollution and land degradation, and recommend means of prevention or control.
• Design and direct studies to obtain technical environmental information about planned projects.
• Conduct applied research on topics such as waste control and treatment and pollution control methods.
• Develop methods to minimize the impact of production processes on the environment, based on the study and assessment of industrial production, environmental legislation, and physical, biological, and social environments.
• Plan and develop research models, using knowledge of mathematical and statistical concepts.

• Spectrometers
• Air samplers or collectors
• Temperature transmitters
• Recreational motorboats
• All terrain vehicles tracked or wheeled
• Air samplers or collectors
• Single gas monitors
• Radiation detectors
• Anemometers
• Air samplers or collectors
• Water samplers
• Laboratory bailers
• Sample preparation bombs
• Soil core sampling apparatus
• Single gas monitors
• Multi gas monitors
• Single gas monitors
• Flow sensors
• Water analyzers
• Colorimeters
• Multi gas monitors
• Water analyzers
• Soil core sampling apparatus
• Logging instruments for water wells
• Logging instruments for water wells
• Desktop computers
• Digital cameras
• Radiation detectors
• Dosimeters
• Water analyzers
• Electromagnetic field meters
• Precipitation or evaporation recorders
• Explosimeters
• Flowmeters
• Radiation detectors
• Temperature transmitters
• Gas chromatographs
• Multi gas monitors
• Radiation detectors
• Global positioning system receivers
• Water samplers
• Soil core sampling apparatus
• Heat stress monitors
• Ion analyzers
• Ionization chambers
• Air samplers or collectors
• Water samplers
• Coliwasas
• Mainframe computers
• Manometers
• Mass spectrometers
• Air samplers or collectors
• Moisture meters
• Spectrometers
• Water analyzers
• Nephelometers
• Sound measuring apparatus or decibel meter
• Notebook computers
• Oil content monitors analyzers
• Ozone analyzers
• Air samplers or collectors
• Personal computers
• pH meters
• Ion analyzers
• Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers
• Psychrometers
• Radon detectors
• Water samplers
• Liquid scintillation counters
• Radiation detectors
• Filters or other spare parts for samplers
• Soil testing kits
• Soil testing kits
• Soil core sampling apparatus
• Sound measuring apparatus or decibel meter
• Spectrophotometers
• Water samplers
• Logging instruments for water wells
• Toxicology test kits or supplies
• Turbidimeters
• Viscosimeters
• Photometers
• Open stream current meters

Project management software

Office suite software

Graphics or photo imaging software

Word processing software

Presentation software

Spreadsheet software

Data base user interface and query software

Development environment software

Object or component oriented development software

Computer aided design CAD software

Analytical or scientific software

Compliance software

Internet browser software

Electronic mail software

Map creation software