Ten Commandments for Environmental Engineers
1 Identify and promote the sustainable use of resources while maintaining a balance of social, economic, and environmental responsibility.
2 Provide safe, palatable drinking water.
3 Collect, treat, and discharge wastewater responsibly.
4 Collect, treat, and discharge human refuse responsibly to prevent disease, fire, and aesthetic insult.
5 Collect, treat, and discharge hazardous materials responsibly to prevent endangerment of human, plant, and animal life.
6 Control and treat air pollutants to reduce acid rain, ozone pollution, and global warming.
7 Design bioreactors to produce biofuels and electricity from organic waste.
8 Design physical, chemical, and biological processes to clean up contaminated sites.
9 Support and enforce the legal regulation of pollutants.
10 Study the transport and fate of chemical pollutants.
With regards to Venkataramana Gadhamshetty
