I found a pdf of the 5th edition online and printed it out for the exam (~1600 pages, lol). Send me a PM if you want it and I will upload it to dropbox.
To be honest I don't recall answering any questions with it during the exam. I thought the Basic Environmental Technology by Nathanson was...
To the OP remember the environmental test has 100 questions so you only have an average of 4.8 minutes each.
My approach was to practice enough quantitative problems (often plug and chug types of questions) in order to become proficient at distilling the superfluous information from the real...
The wait is absolutely killing me! My new business cards will probably be delivered before I get my license number :madgo:
Doesn't the Board care that I need to update my LinkedIn page??? :D
~100 hours over 3 months. The Florida Board did not approve my application until July 30!
Those 3 months were pretty stressful as I made several business trips (plant commissioning) during that time. Spent lots of time doing practice problems (and getting funny looks) at 35,000 feet!
Test you took: PE Environmental Engineering
Where you took it: Orlando, FL
What books you brought with you:
EERM - Lindeburg
FE Supplied-Reference Handbook
Environmental Engineering Dictionary - Lee
Basic Environmental Technology - Nathanson
Chemistry for Environmental Engineering and...
Having a copy of RCRA helped me answer a couple of questions. Also, the Environmental Engineering Dictionary by Lee helped with code/regulation questions as it summarizes pretty much all significant legislation.
Got my results Thursday--first time taking it...thankfully, I passed! This website helped me tremendously to study and organize my references efficiently (I didn't take any preparation courses); I hope to contribute to the advice thread in the next few days for future test takers.
I actually...
I passed!!! Been on an emotional rollercoasting for the past several weeks and now just ready for some r&r. Thanks all for the info that made this achievement possible.