1st Edition

Water Quality Monitoring A Practical Guide to the Design and Implementation of Freshwater Quality Studies and Monitoring Programmes

Edited By Jamie Bartram, Richard Ballance Copyright 1996

    Water quality monitoring is a fundamental tool in the management of freshwater resources, and this book covers the entire monitoring process providing detailed guidance for implementing a monitoring network with step-by-step descriptions of field and laboratory methods.

    Introduction. Water Quality. Designing a Monitoring Programme. Resources for a Monitoring Programme. Field Work and Sampling. Field Testing Methods. Physical and Chemical Analyses. Advanced Instrumental Analysis. Analytical Quality Assurance. Microbiological Analyses. Biological Monitoring. Hydrological Measurements. Sediment Measurements. Use and Reporting Of Monitoring Data. Index.

    Biography

    Bartram, Jamie; Ballance, Richard