Monitoring results reporting

Records of monitoring results should be kept in an acceptable format. The results should be reported to the responsible authorities and relevant parties, as required. 

Air emissions at point of discharge should be monitored continuously for fluorides and particulates and aimually for ammonia and nitrogen oxides. Monitoring data should be analyzed and reviewed at regular intervals and compared with the operating standards so that any necessary corrective actions can be taken. Records of monitoring results should be kept in an acceptable format. The results should be reported to the responsible authorities and relevant parties, as required. 

As a result of its persistence in soil and groundwater, and past widespread use as a gasoline additive and fumigant, 1,2-dibromoethane has been detected in ambient air, soils, groundwater, and food. However, most of the monitoring data reported in this section, although the latest available, are not current. Volatilization is the most important removal process for 1,2-dibromoethane released to surface waters. Since only a small fraction of the compound is sorbed to soil, sorption to sediment and subsequent persistence in sediment is not expected to be an important process in the removal of 1,2-dibromoethane from the environment. The data may reflect ambient concentrations of a decade or more ago, but because of the phaseout of the use of leaded gasoline and the ban on... 

Radon is present in the air and soil. It can leak into the indoor environment through dirt floors, cracks in walls and floors, drains, joints, and water seeping through walls. Radon can be measured by using charcoal containers, alpha-track detectors, and electronic monitors. Results of the measurement of radon decay products and the concentration of radon gas are reported as working levels (WL) and picocuries per liter (pCi/L), respectively. The continuous exposure level of 4 pCi/L or 0.02 WL has been used by USEPA and CDC as a guidance level for further testing and remedial action [33]. 

Member States have to monitor the quality of the drinking water supplied to their citizens and this has to be done mainly at the tap inside private and public premises. Also the quality of drinking water used in the food production industry has to be monitored to make sure it complies with the EU standards. Member States report at three yearly intervals the monitoring results to the European Commission. 

Monitoring results of anabolic drug residues in animals from the Campania and Calabria regions of Italy during the period 1994-1995 have been also reported... 

DeHenau and Matthijs (49) reported LAS sediment monitoring results from Germany (14 sites). Sediment concentrations of LAS were measured by HPLC-UV spectroscopy and were found to be dependent on the distance between sampling location and sewage-treatment-plant (STP) outfall. Measured concentrations ranged from a few milligrams per kilogram of dried sediment at 48 km downstream to a maximum of 275 mg/kg at only 1 km downstream from the STP effluent. 

The crack propagation in the system primed under 34% RH bonded with FM 300U and immersed in Dl water at 100°C was also monitored. Results of this study are reported in Fig. 5. The initial crack length for both the A1TSB and A1TTB primed systems was 2.5 cm. The initial crack length for the control... 

Directly related to aldehyde-enol tautomerisation in protogenic solvents are recent results reported by Capon et al. (1979) concerning the decomposition of [61] in D20-[2H3]acetonitrile which generates vinyl alcohol (37), the tautomerisation of which was monitored by H and 13C nmr spectroscopy and compared with ethyl vinyl ether hydrolysis. 

Concentration Determination of In-Process Samples. The concentration of the unisolated desired product in solution at a particular intermediate step may also need to be determined by HPLC. A data calculation sheet such as Excel with the response factors of the standards and the dilution factor of the sample could be incorporated in the data calculation sheet prior to injection of reaction sample to facilitate the results reporting for the concentration of the intermediate in solution. Hence, only the area of the desired intermediate in solution needs to be populated in the spreadsheet, and the concentration result then can be determined. The determined concentration of the intermediate in solution ensures adequate charging of the raw materials used in the further steps of the synthesis. Also, this intermediate in solution is sometimes further concentrated and the concentration is monitored until the desired concentration is obtained. A solvent switch step is sometimes performed, and the HPLC method must be able to selectively separate the reaction solvents (if they are UV active) from the desired intermediate and potential impurities that may be formed. These reaction solvents may include toluene, inhibited THF with cresol or BHT (if inhibited with BFIT, this is very hydrophobic, so proper elution of this additive may be necessary), ethyl acetate, and so on. Sample preparation here is also important, and the appropriate diluent must be determined to ensure solubility of all components and no reactivity with the sample analyte. 

NWQMC, 2006. Data Elements for Reporting Water Quality Monitoring Results for Chemical, Biological, Toxicological and Microbiological Analytes, Technical Report no. 3. 

Reporting and verification has just started so that the extent of the burden is not fully known. Similar size thresholds in US systems have not resulted in transaction costs that have created a noticeable problem despite similar reporting procedures.1 The only way around this burden would seem to be an upstream point of regulatory obligation - at the refinery, gas terminal or coal mine - that would result in a fuel price that included the price of carbon. This would have the same effects on abatement by small installations without the transaction costs involved in a downstream monitoring and reporting requirement. 

GLP embodies a set of principles that provide a framework within which studies are planned, performed, monitored, recorded, reported and archived. These studies are undertaken to generate data by which the hazards and risks to users, consumers, and third parties, including the environment, can be assessed for pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, veterinary medicines, industrial chemicals, cosmetics, food and feed additives, and biocides. GLP helps assure regulatory authorities that the data submitted are a true reflection of the results obtained during the study and can therefore be relied upon when making risk/safety assessment decisions. 

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