Environmental Chemistry

Welcome to Environmental Chemistry! This event will focus on fresh water (e.g., residential, industrial or natural), the identified pages of The Clean Water Act (1972 & 1977), wastewater operator’s certification manual (Indiana March 2018 revision) and its applications, various testing of particular analytes using standardized curves (either interpreted or created), and stabilization ponds, & introduction to the National Pretreatment Program.

The information below should not be interpreted as an extension of the rules. You can find free online copies of the current rules for download on the 2023 Rules page of the Science Olympiad website. The official rules in the current Rules Manual take precedence. 

Resources & Links

• US EPA Introduction to the National PreTreatment Program
• US EPA National Water Quality Inventory
• Stabilization Ponds Operations Manual
• Indiana Wastewater Certifications Manual
• Recommended Lab Equipment List
• Texas Instruments Activities

Science Olympiad Store Materials 

• Environmental Chemistry Digital Download DVD
• 2023 National Test Packet
• 2020 National Test Packet

Texas Instruments makes material available to Science Olympiad teams through their Educator Loan program. Teams interested in borrowing equipment to practice with learn more about this program here.

Practice Problems & Tests

• Practice Test - 2023 Columbia University Invitational
• Practice Test - 2023 University of Michigan Invitational
• Practice Test - 2023 MIT Invitational
• Practice Test - 2023 Northmont Invitational
• Practice Test - 2023 Ohio State University Invitational
• Practice Test - 2023 Carolina Science Olympiad Invitational
• Practice Test - 2022 UT Austin Invitational
• Practice Test - 2022 Rickards Invitational
• Practice Test - 2022 Highlands Invitational
• Practice Test - 2022 BullSO Invitational
• Practice Test - 2022 National Invitational
• Practice Test - 2022 SOLVI Invitational
• Practice Test - 2022 MIT Invitational
• Practice Test - 2022 Northwestern Invitational
• Practice Test - 2022 UChicago Invitational
• Practice Test - 2021 UT Austin Invitational
• Practice Test - 2021 BirdSO Invitational
• Test and Answer Key from 2009 Science Olympiad National Tournament
• Sample Test from 2008 National Tournament

Event Supervisor Resources 

In addition to the resources on the Event Supervisors page, Environmental Chemistry Event Supervisors should be sure to use the following resources:

• Recommended Lab Equipment List
• Event Logistics Manual 

Career Connections

• US Bureau of Labor Statistics: Environmental Scientists and Specialists
• STEM Expo Talk: Dr. Peter Neff - "Teamwork and Understanding Ice on a Warming Earth"
• US Bureau of Labor Statistics: Chemists
• CareerOneStop - Occupation Profile: Chemists