Applies ecosystem principles to develop efficient industrial models. Examines societal issues and their relationship with technical systems and the environment.
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Environmental protection agency counselor · What it does
Three tasks it takes off your hands
Identify environmental impacts caused by products, systems, or projects.
Identify or develop strategies to minimise industrial environmental impact.
Redesign linear systems into cyclical systems so waste becomes input.
Where these come from
The tasks of “Industrial Ecologists” (O*NET 19-2041.03), as O*NET lists them:
Identify environmental impacts caused by products, systems, or projects.
Identify or develop strategies or methods to minimize the environmental impact of industrial production processes.
Redesign linear, or open-loop, systems into cyclical, or closed-loop, systems so that waste products become inputs for new processes, modeling natural ecosystems.
Environmental protection agency counselor · Tools and industries
