Environmental engineering involves applying scientific principles to improve the natural environment for societal benefit. It aims to study both biotic factors like living organisms as well as abiotic factors such as land, water and air, as all components of the environment are interrelated. The document provides an introductory overview of environmental engineering by defining the field, explaining how it combines engineering with environmental concerns, and giving some basic descriptions of biotic and abiotic environmental factors.

1. Basic concepts
in
Environmental
Engineering
AE 315
A.Y. 2013-2014
June 06, 2013

2. What is Environmental
Engineering?
 Environment, the surroundings in which a
person, animal, or plant lives or operates
 Engineering, application of scientific
principles for the
planning, design, operation and
maintenance of structures, equipment or
systems for the development and benefit
of society

3. What is Environmental
Engineering?
Thus…..
 Environment + Engineering =
 Application of scientific principles to
improve the natural environment for the
development and benefit of the society

4. Environment + Engineering

5. Environment + Engineering

6. Environment + Engineering

7. Environment + Engineering

8. Biotic environment
 From the Greek word bios, which means
life
 We can also say that a biotic environment
is a living environment
 It compose of
plants, animals, microorganisms and
human beings

9. Abiotic environment
 The opposite of biotic environment, in
which constituted by land, water and air
 These biotic and abiotic components are
interrelated/interdependent to each
other

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