Water Sampling for Pollution (Environmental Topics)

Operators and regulators alike need to have reliable methods of measuring discharges in order to avoid disparity between what is viewed as compliance with, and breach of, regulations. This is emphasized by the increasing regulatory requirements for discharges into the equatic environment, and the move towards "Integrated Pollution Control". This book provides an up-to-date treatment of all aspects of the sampling process, from legislative requirements to sampling techniques and analytical methods. Approaches to the handling, storage and communication of data are also reviewed. Case studies at the end of the book show how the methods and theory detailed in the text are applied to real situations.