Environmental Geologist Science & Engineering Professionals

The environmental policies and legislation applicable in a certain domain.

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A Practical Guide to Environmental Enforcement

Christopher Badger, Stua…

2021

Identify the strengths and weaknesses of various abstract, rational concepts, such as issues, opinions, and approaches related to a specific problematic situation in order to formulate solutions and alternative methods …

Create technical designs and technical drawings using specialised software.

Collaborate with engineers, surveyors, geotechnical staff and metallurgists, involved in environmental protection and land rehabilitation after mining activities.

Prepare talks, lectures, consultations with stakeholders and public hearings on environmental issues related to mining.

Manage and oversee environmental site prospection and assessments for mining or industrial sites. Designate and demarcate areas for geochemical analysis and scientific research.

Manage erosion control processes and projects. Plan erosion control actions to control or prevent erosion from occurring and avoid water pollution or soil loss.

Manage sediment control processes and projects. Plan sediment control actions to prevent eroded soil from polluting nearby waterways.

Conduct field studies and and provide advice on areas with polluted soil or groundwater at industrial sites and mining sites. Devise methods to store excavated soil. Develop strategies to rehabilitate …

Analyse laboratory samples using equipment such as spectrometers, gas chromatographs, microscopes, microprobes and carbon analysers. Determine the age and characteristics of environmental samples such as minerals, rock or soil.

Implement measures to minimise the biological, chemical and physical impacts of mining activity on the environment.

Prepare and conduct field studies in order to determine groundwater quality. Analyse and interpret maps, models and geographical data. Compose a picture of area groundwater and land contamination. File reports …

The study of the recovery and examination of material culture left behind from human activity in the past.

Tissues, cells, and functions of plant and animal organisms and their interdependencies and interactions with each other and the environment.

The composition, structure, and properties of substances and the processes and transformations that they undergo; the uses of different chemicals and their interactions, production techniques, risk factors, and disposal methods.

Communicate on minerals issues with contractors, politicians and public officials.

Negotiate with landowners, tenants, mineral rights owners, regulatory bodies or other stakeholders to obtain permission to access areas of interest for exploration or sampling.