The following is a breakdown of the 5 topics covered in the Environmental PM portion of the Engineer in Training Exam.
The percentage next to the subject is approximately how much of the total content of the PM session that particular subject makes up. This breakdown is as outlined by NCEES on their website.
I. Water Resources (25%)
A. Water distribution and wastewater collection
B. Water resources planning
C. Hydrology and watershed processes
D. Fluid mechanics and hydraulics
II. Water and Wastewater Engineering (30%)
A. Water and wastewater
B. Environmental microbiology/ecology
C. Environmental chemistry
III. Air Quality Engineering (15%)
A. Air quality standards and control technologies
B. Atmospheric sciences
IV. Solid and Hazardous Waste Engineering (15%)
A. Solid waste engineering
B. Hazardous waste engineering
C. Site remediation
D. Geohydrology
E. Geotechnology
V. Environmental Science and Management (15%)
A. Industrial and occupational health and safety
B. Radiological health and safety
C. Radioactive waste management
D. Environmental monitoring and sampling
E. Pollutant fate and transport (air/water/soil)
F. Pollution prevention and waste minimization
G. Environmental management systems
Source NCEES
