Environmental data management

B. Page, Database Technologies for Environmental Data Management , eds. N. M. Avouris and B. Page, Environmental Informatics, EURO Courses, Computer and Information Science, Vol. 6, Kluwer, Dordrecht, 1995, pp. 39-51. 

Anthony J. Buonicore, M.Ch.E., P.E., Diplomate AAEE, CEO, Environmental Data Resources, Inc. Member, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Air and Waste Management Association (Section 25, Waste Management)... 

Provides manifest tracking, permit tracking, source inventory, environmental events, TSCA required data management, waste disposal costs, and groundwater monitoring. 

The use of the CDX will require little more than access to a computer with a browser and Internet connection. For organizations that have invested heavily in the computerized management of their environmental data, CDX also is designed to... 

Ide HM. 1986. Americium and plutonium in fecal samples a screening procedure. In Health and environmental chemistry Analytical techniques, data management, and quality assurance. Gautier MA, Gladney ES, eds. Los Alamos, NM Los Alamos National Laboratory. Report LA-10300-M. 

Figure 4.15. Digital display and wire connections related to the 8 monitor channels which can be managed by the environmental data acquisition system of beamline BW4, HASYLAB, Hamburg... 

A principal components multivariate statistical approach (SIMCA) was evaluated and applied to interpretation of isomer specific analysis of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) using both a microcomputer and a main frame computer. Capillary column gas chromatography was employed for separation and detection of 69 individual PCB isomers. Computer programs were written in AMSII MUMPS to provide a laboratory data base for data manipulation. This data base greatly assisted the analysts in calculating isomer concentrations and data management. Applications of SIMCA for quality control, classification, and estimation of the composition of multi-Aroclor mixtures are described for characterization and study of complex environmental residues. 

Timing of occurrences Location of personnel Environmental conditions Positions of personnel and victims Anything moved/repositioned Emergency response activities Indicators of conditions Actions of other people Training and preparation Histories of similar incidents Information gaps Inconsistencies in data Management and staff involvement Possible causal areas... 

Office of Information Resources Management. Survey of Laboratory Automated Data Management Practices. Research Triangle Park, NC U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1989. 

Personnel involved in microbial identification will require specialized training on required laboratory methods. Additional training on the management of the environmental data collected will need to take place. 

As we already know, an environmental sample is a fragile living matter that can be severely damaged at every step of its existence. Due to the inherent nature of environmental media and a host of potential errors associated with sampling, analysis, and data management, the collection of environmental chemical data is not an exact science. In fact, all environmental chemical data are only the estimates of the true condition that these data represent. In order to make these estimates more accurate, we must examine the sources of errors and take measures to control them. 

E. Popek and G. Kassakhian, The Use and Abuse of QA/QC Samples in Environmental Data Acquisition, Proceedings of the 18th National Conference on Managing Quality Systems for Environmental Programs, [US Environmental Protection Agency, 1999]. 

United Nations Environmental Program, Wastes and waste management. Environmental Data Report, Part 8, Washington, DC (1993-1994) pp. 329-333. 

EPA. 1994b. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. EPA requirements for quality assurance project plans for environmental data operations. EPA QA/R-5, draft interim final, Quality Assurance Management Staff, Washington, D.C. 

A computer-based system for facility management, control, and data archiving is useful for identifying critical systems that may require maintenance, as well as trending alarms and environmental data for routine review. ... 

Valuable initiatives are possible at present which will enhance our opportunities of managing the Antarctic in a sensitive and responsible way into the next century. The establishment of a framework for monitoring pollution and its impacts, an increase in the agreed list of banned compounds, the compilation of a data directory of environmental data, the creation of a publication series for monitoring... 

RTXPS provides a combination of data analysis, reasoning, and communication options that can be used as a framework for combination with other environmental information management systems. 

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