sanitary engineering

American  

noun

1. a branch of civil engineering dealing with matters affecting public health, as water supply or sewage disposal.

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sanitary engineering British  

noun

1. the branch of civil engineering associated with the supply of water, disposal of sewage, and other public health services

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Other Word Forms

• sanitary engineer noun

Etymology

Origin of sanitary engineering

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

“There’s been a public health legacy where sanitary engineering practices and regulators considered sewage a waste, it was something to be avoided, something to be feared,” said Brad Coffey of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.

From Seattle Times

He received a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering in 1947 and master’s degree in sanitary engineering a year later, both from Johns Hopkins.

From Washington Post

Sanitary engineering; getting rid of mosquito breeding sites; and swamp drainage are some of the interventions that have helped in the past and have proven to be sustainable solutions.

From Scientific American

The longer rationing measures are delayed, the more extreme they will be, said Jose Carlos Mierzwa, a University of Sao Paulo professor who focuses on sanitary engineering.

From US News

A shot from the 1870s of the facade of Victoria underground station shows what Ovenden calls a "shouty" hoarding for "TP Beattie, Specialist in Plumbing and Sanitary Engineering" as almost upstaging the station name.

From The Guardian