Additionally, Marines receive various certifications to operate various machinery and handling and disposal of hazardous materials.Ĭpl. Since there is no official required training school for enlisted environmental engineers much of the MOS is learned through on-the-job training. John Crutchfield, acting environmental health and safety officer, currently leads a team of two Marines with various environmental projects aboard base. However, the majority of the work done aboard Quantico is conducted outside in Quantico’s natural landscape, including the trails, shoreline, ranges and woodland areas. However, aboard Quantico environmental engineers can be found in the Natural Resources Environmental Affairs(NREA) headquarters conducting their research.Īboard base these Marines can also be found at the water treatment plant, base facilities and recycling center conducting essential services that maintain a safe and healthy environment. Much of the work Marine environmental engineers conduct is done at research laboratories. It is the responsibility of the Marine Corps environmental engineer to study the air, ground and water and identify and analyze sources of pollution and its effects on their installation.įurthermore, it is their responsibility to find plausible solutions in the field of public health and implement laws which promote adequate sanitation in urban, rural and recreational areas.īut, even more so these Marines inspire the community to live in safe and healthy environments by directing programs to control safety and health hazards in the workplace. This may include protection of environments, both local and global, as well as improvement of environmental quality. This Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) involves wastewater management, air pollution control, recycling, waste disposal, radiation protection, industrial hygiene, animal agriculture, environmental sustainability, public health and environmental engineering law.Įnvironmental engineering is concerned with scientific and engineering principles for the protection of human populations from the effects of adverse environmental factors.
It is said a clean, safe and healthy environment results in a much more productive, happy and healthy environment for all to work and live in.
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