Overview
Environmental Protection Technicians, often known as EPTs, are public health experts who monitor the environment to investigate pollution and contamination sources to safeguard public health from its consequences. Environmental protection technicians are in charge of protecting property, people, waterways, and animals from potentially dangerous circumstances. They aid in numerous environmental programs, such as air quality checks, test water samples, and hazardous waste disposal.
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Environmental Protection Technicians work full-time in offices, laboratories, and on-field, under the supervision of environmental scientists and specialists, who direct the technicians’ work and evaluate their results. In addition, they often work in teams with scientists, geoscientists, hydrologists, engineers, and technicians in other fields to work on complex problems related to environmental degradation, public health, manage the cleanup of contaminated soils and groundwater.
In private consulting firms, environmental restoration planners help clients monitor and manage the environment; comply with regulations; develop cleanup plans for contaminated sites; suggest ways to reduce, control, or eliminate pollution; and conduct feasibility studies for new construction projects.
In testing laboratories, technicians gather and monitor samples and conduct tests directly associated with the environment and determine how it impacts human health. Fieldwork offers a variety of settings in all types of weather. They spend most of their time on their feet, setting up monitoring or testing equipment, which can be physically demanding. In addition, they may have to travel to meet with clients, visit sites, or perform fieldwork, which may require additional or irregular working hours.