Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

  1. Design of Monitoring Programs
    1. Defining Monitoring Objectives
      1. Baseline Monitoring
        1. Establishing Reference Conditions
          1. Natural Background Levels
            1. Pre-project Assessments
              1. Seasonal Baseline Characterization
              2. Compliance Monitoring
                1. Permit Requirements
                  1. Regulatory Standards
                    1. Reporting Obligations
                      1. Violation Detection
                      2. Impact Monitoring
                        1. Project Effects Detection
                          1. Activity Impact Assessment
                            1. Before-After-Control-Impact Designs
                              1. Cumulative Impact Assessment
                              2. Research Monitoring
                                1. Hypothesis-driven Studies
                                  1. Experimental Designs
                                    1. Scientific Investigation Support
                                      1. Method Development
                                    2. Conceptual Site Models
                                      1. Components of a CSM
                                        1. Source Identification
                                          1. Transport Pathways
                                            1. Exposure Routes
                                              1. Receptor Identification
                                              2. Pathways and Receptors
                                                1. Human Receptors
                                                  1. Ecological Receptors
                                                    1. Environmental Media Pathways
                                                      1. Exposure Scenarios
                                                      2. Visual Representation Techniques
                                                        1. Flow Diagrams
                                                          1. Cross-sectional Views
                                                            1. Three-dimensional Models
                                                              1. Geographic Representations
                                                            2. Selection of Environmental Indicators and Parameters
                                                              1. Criteria for Indicator Selection
                                                                1. Sensitivity to Change
                                                                  1. Ecological Relevance
                                                                    1. Measurement Feasibility
                                                                      1. Cost Considerations
                                                                        1. Regulatory Requirements
                                                                        2. Physical Indicators
                                                                          1. Temperature
                                                                            1. Turbidity
                                                                              1. Conductivity
                                                                                1. Flow Rate
                                                                                  1. Particle Size Distribution
                                                                                  2. Chemical Indicators
                                                                                    1. pH
                                                                                      1. Dissolved Oxygen
                                                                                        1. Nutrients
                                                                                          1. Heavy Metals
                                                                                            1. Organic Pollutants
                                                                                              1. Salinity
                                                                                              2. Biological Indicators
                                                                                                1. Indicator Species
                                                                                                  1. Community Structure Indices
                                                                                                    1. Biomarkers
                                                                                                      1. Biodiversity Metrics
                                                                                                        1. Functional Indicators
                                                                                                      2. Sampling Design
                                                                                                        1. Temporal Considerations
                                                                                                          1. Sampling Frequency
                                                                                                            1. Program Duration
                                                                                                              1. Seasonal Timing
                                                                                                                1. Diurnal Timing
                                                                                                                  1. Event-based Sampling
                                                                                                                    1. Long-term Monitoring Schedules
                                                                                                                    2. Spatial Considerations
                                                                                                                      1. Site Selection Criteria
                                                                                                                        1. Sampling Grids
                                                                                                                          1. Transect Sampling
                                                                                                                            1. Control Sites
                                                                                                                              1. Impact Sites
                                                                                                                                1. Reference Sites
                                                                                                                                  1. Replication Requirements
                                                                                                                                    1. Randomization Principles
                                                                                                                                    2. Sampling Strategies
                                                                                                                                      1. Judgmental Sampling
                                                                                                                                        1. Random Sampling
                                                                                                                                          1. Stratified Sampling
                                                                                                                                            1. Systematic Sampling
                                                                                                                                              1. Composite Sampling
                                                                                                                                                1. Grab Sampling
                                                                                                                                              2. Quality Assurance and Quality Control
                                                                                                                                                1. Quality Assurance Project Plan
                                                                                                                                                  1. QAPP Components
                                                                                                                                                    1. Project Organization
                                                                                                                                                      1. Data Quality Objectives
                                                                                                                                                        1. Roles and Responsibilities
                                                                                                                                                          1. Training Requirements
                                                                                                                                                          2. Data Quality Objectives
                                                                                                                                                            1. Precision Requirements
                                                                                                                                                              1. Accuracy Requirements
                                                                                                                                                                1. Completeness Requirements
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Representativeness Requirements
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Comparability Requirements
                                                                                                                                                                    2. Standard Operating Procedures
                                                                                                                                                                      1. SOP Development
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Documentation Standards
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Training Implementation
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Version Control
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Review and Updates
                                                                                                                                                                              2. Field QA/QC Measures
                                                                                                                                                                                1. Equipment Calibration
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Duplicate Sampling
                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Blank Samples
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Spike Samples
                                                                                                                                                                                      2. Laboratory QA/QC Measures
                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Method Validation
                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Certified Reference Materials
                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Inter-laboratory Comparisons
                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Control Charts

                                                                                                                                                                                          Previous

                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Introduction to Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

                                                                                                                                                                                          Go to top

                                                                                                                                                                                          Next

                                                                                                                                                                                          3. Monitoring of Environmental Media