Disciplines and Occupations

Sanitary Engineering

A branch of engineering concerned with the design, construction, and maintenance of environmental facilities conducive to public health, such as water supply and waste disposal.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

A branch of engineering concerned with the design, construction, and maintenance of environmental facilities conducive to public health, such as water supply and waste disposal.

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Engineering, Sanitary
  • Plumbing

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10 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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  1. H02w.229w.656w
  2. J01.293w.821w
  3. N06.850w.780.200.800w.800w
  4. N06.850w.860w.510w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Sanitary Engineering. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012498. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012498
  2. Sanitary Engineering. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanitary_engineering
  3. Sanitary Engineering. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3306798