| Job Title |
Pollution-control Technician |
| Job Description |
Conducts Tests And Field Investigations To Obtain Data For
Use By Environmental, Engineering, And Scientific Personnel In
Determining Sources And Methods Of Controlling Pollutants In
Air, Water, And Soil, Utilizing Knowledge Of Agriculture,
Chemistry, Meteorology, And Engineering Principles And Applied
Technologies: Conducts Chemical And Physical Laboratory And
Field Tests According To Prescribed Standards To Determine
Characteristics Or Composition Of Solid, Liquid, Or Gaseous
Materials And Substances, Using Ph Meter, Chemicals, Autoclaves,
Centrifuge, Spectrophotometer, Microscope, Analytical
Instrumentation, And Chemical Laboratory Equipment. Collects
Samples Of Gases From Smokestacks, And Collects Other Air
Samples And Meteorological Data To Assist In Evaluation Of
Atmospheric Pollutants. Collects Water Samples From Streams And
Lakes, Or Raw, Semiprocessed Or Processed Water, Industrial
Waste Water, Or Water From Other Sources To Assess Pollution
Problem. Collects Soil, Silt, Or Mud To Determine Chemical
Composition And Nature Of Pollutants. Prepares Sample For
Testing, Records Data, And Prepares Summaries And Charts For
Review. Sets Monitoring Equipment To Provide Flow Of
Information. Installs, Operates, And Performs Routine
Maintenance On Gas And Fluid Flow Systems, Chemical Reaction
Systems, Mechanical Equipment, And Other Test Instrumentation.
May Operate Fixed Or Mobile Monitoring Or Data Collection
Station. May Conduct Bacteriological Or Other Tests Related To
Research In Environmental Or Pollution Control Activity. May
Collect And Analyze Engine Exhaust Emissions To Determine Type
And Amount Of Pollutants And Be Designated Engine Emission
Technician (profess. & Kin.). May Specialize In One Phase Or
Type Of Environmental Pollution Or Protection And Be Identified
According To Specialty.
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