environmental infrastructure: Quick Facts

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water purification plant

Aerial view of a wastewater treatment plant with large circular settling tanks and rectangular aeration basins surrounded by greenery and small buildings.

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water supply system waste disposal environmental engineering pollution control wastewater treatment solid-waste management air pollution control hazardous-waste management Emissions trading Carbon offset construction tunnels and underground excavations Harbors and sea works bridge canals and inland waterways road dam surveying lighthouse ship construction