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University of California, Irvine
Environmental Engineering B.S.

Environmental engineers design and integrate technologies that minimize the deterioration of natural resources and promote urban sanitation. Historically, some of the most important milestones that have extended average human life spans can be attributed to environmental engineering achievements. Advances in water-treatment processes such as disinfection and filtration have virtually eliminated once wide-spread diseases such as cholera, typhoid, and dysentery.

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