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PUBLIC HEALTH ENGINEERING [1 record]

Record 1 2007-08-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Civil Engineering
  • Water Supply
  • Waste Management
DEF

A branch of civil engineering concerned primarily with the maintenance of environmental conditions (as pure water supply, waste disposal, insect control, nuisance abatement) conducive to public health.

CONT

Sanitary engineering practice includes surveys, reports, designs, reviews, management, operation and investigation of works or programs for (1) water supply, treatment and distribution; (2) sewage collection, treatment and disposal; (3) control of pollution in surface and underground waters; (4) collection, treatment, and disposal of refuse; (5) sanitary handling of milk and food; (6) housing and institutional sanitation; (7) rodent and insect control; (8) recreational place sanitation; (9) control of atmospheric pollution and air quality in both the general air of communities and in industrial work spaces; (10) control of radiation hazards exposure; and (11) other environmental factors affecting health, comfort, safety, and well-being of people.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie civil
  • Alimentation en eau
  • Gestion des déchets
DEF

Ensemble d'études et de techniques visant à assurer la salubrité et l'hygiène des lieux, des services publics, des denrées alimentaires, des installations industrielles.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ingeniería civil
  • Abastecimiento de agua
  • Gestión de los desechos
CONT

[La actividad del] Centro de Ingeniería Sanitaria (CIS) [...] estuvo centralizada principalmente en solucionar problemas de saneamiento básico: agua potable, líquidos cloacales y residuos sólidos [...]

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