Job Description

Typical Job FunctionsWater chemists are concerned with analyzing and maintaining the quality and condition of water. Chemists in this field can work as bench chemists or data review chemists. They can typically be found in government, or with private sector environmental management companies.Water chemistry is an interdisciplinary field, and water chemists can take on a variety of responsibilities. Their titles vary, often reflecting the interplay of disciplines (e.g., hydrologist, hydrogeologist, and hydrobiogeochemist). Other titles include water purification chemist, wastewater treatment plant chemist, surface water chemist, and groundwater chemist.Water chemists often use their specific knowledge about water for applications that affect entire ecosystems.Typical job duties of a water chemist include:

• Ensuring that water processed at filtration plants is safe.
• Evaluating ecosystems by collecting samples; monitoring the condition of streams, lakes, and other bodies of water over time.
• Analyzing data to review trends and make projections.
• Reviewing and evaluating data and making recommendations for regulations and policy.
• Studying groundwater that has been contaminated by crude oil or gasoline leaks.
• Monitoring radioactive elements in groundwater and water flow in aquifers.
• Investigating surface, watershed, and regional water contamination (research hydrologists).
• Developing processes to remove contaminants from water (water remediation).

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