Environmental water quality monitoring

The U.S. Bureau of Mines-Spokane Research Center is conducting research on the environmental impacts of placing mine wastes underground as backfill. This work includes a review of residual cyanide in placed landfill, water quality monitorings at two mines and laboratory tests of cyanide fate in underground environments and permeability/leachate effects through cemented tailings. 

Taylor, H.E. and Shiller, A.M. (1995) Mississippi River methods comparison study implications for water quality monitoring of dissolved trace elements. Environmental Science and Technology, 29(5), 1313-17. 

Pica-Granados, Y., Trujillo, G.D. and Hernandez, H.S. (2000) Bioassay standardization for water quality monitoring in Mexico, Environmental Toxicology 15 (4), 322-330. 

Kwiatkowski, R.E. (1991) Statistical needs in national water quality monitoring programmes. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 17, 253-271. 

Loftis, J.C., Ward, R.D., Phillips, R.D. and Taylor, C.H. (1989) An Evaluation of Trend Detection Techniques for Use in Water Quality Monitoring Programs, EPA/600/3-89/037. US Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH. 

Timmerman, J.G., Ottens, J.J. and Ward, R.C. (2000) The information cycle as a framework for defining information goals for water-quality monitoring. Environmental Management, 25, 229-239. 

Monitoring Ground-Water Quality Monitoring Methodology. EPA-600/4-76-026, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Las Vegas, NV, 1976. 

Water is one of the most important environmental factors, that contribute to the quality of live. For this reason the legislation worldwide protect the water resources against any form of pollution. Surface water quality monitoring has the aim to evaluate the state of the art for each river, lake... 

Chirila E., Dobrinas S., Carazeanu I. and Draghici C., 2005 Tabacarie lake water quality monitoring, Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, 4,169-176. 

Ayodele, J.T., Momoh, R.U. Amm, M. (1996). Determination of heavy metals in Sharada Industrial effluents, in water quality monitoring and environmental status in Nigeria. Proceedings of the National Seminar on Water Quality Monitoring and Status in Nigeria, organized by Federal Environmental Protection Agency and National Water Resources Institute. October 16-18. pp 158-166. 

Environmental Aquatic toxicity testing Microbial adhesion Pollutants in sewage Water quality monitoring... 

Maher WA and Batley G (2002) Design of water quality monitoring programs. In Burden FR, McKelvie I, Forstner U, and Guenther A (eds.) Environmental Monitoring Handbook, pp. 2.1-2.31. New York McGraw-Hill. 

Environmental Air and water quality monitoring indoor air quality control pollution abatement regulations Pollution detection effluents, toxic spills, malodor emissions toxic/ hazardous gases control of point-source pollution releases... 

In 1974, the Harmonized Monitoring Programme was set up by the Department of the Environment (DoE). The objective was to provide a network of sites at the lower end of catchments, where water quality data could be collected and analysed in a nationally consistent manner, allowing the loads of materials carried through river catchments into estuaries to be estimated and long-term trends in river quality to be assessed. The complete list of substances to be monitored is diverse and specifies about 115 substances. The pesticides aldrin, dieldrin, y-HCH, heptachlor, p,p -DDT and p,p -DDE are included. Figures 1 and 2 show the downward trend of y-HCH and dieldrin over the past 20 years at the Harmonized Monitoring Sites. This confirms that reductions in environmental concentrations have been achieved, particularly over the past 10 years. 

Selected U.S. environmental monitoring programs involving water quality or wildlife... 

Levins P, Adams J, Brenner P, et al. 1979. Sources of toxic pollutants found in influents to sewage treatment plants. VI. Integrated interpresentation. Washington, DC U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Water Quality Analysis Branch, Monitoring and Data Support Division. EPA 440/4-81- 008. NTIS No. PB81-219685. 

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