It is a discipline that deals with studying and analyzing the relationships that the human being maintains with the natural environment in which he lives and focuses especially on the way in which the activities of this impact on nature.
We know that man with his irresponsible actions has grown tired of producing substantial changes on the planet, and in many cases he has seriously damaged them, and the natural resources that he offers us have not escaped this brutal and negligent action.
It should not be confused with the terms ecologist or environmentalist, which refer to the person or entity that is part of or defends the principles of environmental protection.
It should be noted that this discipline is born from the environmental sciences are a scientific interdisciplinary discipline whose main objective is to seek and understand the relationships that the human being maintains with himself and with nature. It is a multidisciplinary study area that includes different elements such as the study of environmental problems and the proposal of models for sustainable development.
The person with a degree in Environmental Sciences who performs professional activities related to this discipline is called an ecologist or environmentalist. Due to the aforementioned multidisciplinarity of the field of the environmentalologist, the exercise of their profession can cover a wide range of work:
- Water treatment and purification of the same.
- Control and treatment of emissions to the atmosphere.
- Air quality control.
- Implementation of the local Agenda 21.
- Radioactive waste management.
- Design and management of compost plants.
- Implementation of pollutant control systems.
- C ontrol and treatment of contaminated soils.
- Environmental law (European, state and regional.)
- Preparation of the Environmental Impact Assessment EIA
- Management of Protected Natural Areas.
- Inventories and environmental catalogs.
- Design of technical hunting plans.
- Implementation of Corporate Social Responsibility Systems.
- Sound insulation installations.
- Improvement of agricultural practices.
- Risk and hazard mapping.
- Environmental audits.
