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Environmental Sampling and
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The
purpose of environmental sampling and analysis is :
 To determine the background,
natural concentrations of chemical constituents in the environment
To determine the concentration
of harmful pollutants in the environment
There is much practical information available for
the Environmental Analyst on the WWW and below we highlight some of the most useful
information sources we have identified
Links to information sources on
Environmental Sampling and Analysis are
divided as follows:
Water/Soil /Sediments Sampling and Analysis
Air Sampling and Analysis
Environmental
Quality Standards
UK Information on
Environmental Sampling after a Chemical Accident
UK Environment Agency
Monitoring Technical Guidance
US
EPA Office of
Water
Analytical Methods online US
EPA's
SW-846 Online Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste Physical/Chemical Methods
- all approved methods and draft update IV are available
US EPA
Technical Support Centre for Monitoring and Site
Characterisation and
National Laboratory Accreditation Programme FAQ's on
Oil
& Grease analysis from US EPA
Canadian sampling strategy for
Sediments,
Fresh Water and Effluent,
Lake Sediments,
Stormwater
USFDA Pesticides, Metals,
Chemical Contaminants & Natural Toxins
Guidelines for
Soil
Sampling
FAQ's about
Soil and Plant Analysis
DOE Methods for Evaluating
Environmental and Waste Management Samples
Environmental analysis techniques from the Association
of Official Analytical Chemists
UK
Methods for the Examination of Waters and Associated Materials
SCA Blue Books
UK Environment Agency
Practices following oil spill
SCA UK Documents
NLS Services with procedures
Free software for
Environmental Sampling from American Chemical Society US source
on Bethnic
Macroinvertebrate Identification
US
EPA on Biological Indicators and
Bethnic Macroinvertebrate identification
Canadian information on
Biological Sampling, Invertebrate
Sampling, Fish and Fish
Tissue,
Algae,
Microbiology,
Aquatic Pathogens,
Aquatic Plants and Weeds
Canadian Water
Sampling Manuals
US Source on
Environmental SOPs
How to carry out ecological sampling
Air Sampling and Analysis
UK HSE Methods for the Determination of Hazardous Substances
Air sampling information on the
SKC
Website with
Sampling Guides
US EPA
Ambient Air Monitoring Information,
air
toxics methods,
inorganics methods,
open
path analysers,
air
pollution training institute,
index to EPA
test methods
Fast Analysis of Hazardous Organics in Fire and Chemical Accidents
by Mobile GC/MS IS/EN 482
Irish National Accreditation Board
information on Good Laboratory Practice and laboratory accreditation including
directory of accreditated laboratories
EIPPC Bureau Reference Document on General Principles of Monitoring (adopted July 2003) UK Environment Agency Monitoring
Certification Scheme
OECD Series on Principles of Good Laboratory Practice and Compliance Monitoring UK based Aquacheck International Proficiency
Testing for Chemical Analytical Laboratories
Environmental
Quality Standards
Irish Water Quality Standards on Drinking Water (SI
439/2000), Drinking Water (SI
81/1988), Surface Water Intended for Abstraction (SI
294/1989), Lakes & Rivers (SI
258/1998), Salmonid Waters (SI
293/1998) , Urban Waste Water Treatment (SI
419/1994), Bathing Waters (SI
145/1994)
Irish Air Quality Standards (SI
244/1987) and (SI
271/2002)
Enterprise Ireland information on
Water
Quality standards
UK Environment Agency on
Environmental Quality Standards for Water
EU
Water legislation
information
US
EPA Water Quality Criteria
WHO
Guidance
on drinking water quality
Enterprise Ireland information on
Air Quality Standards
US EPA Air
information including Ambient Air
Quality Standards
Netherlands
- Contaminated Land at the Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning &
Environment, Contaminated
Land Guidance and
Contaminated
Land Tables of Values
US
EPA soil screening guidelines
US survey of
Soil and Groundwater
Clean-up Standards
UK Environment Agency information on
Contaminated Land and
Contaminated Land Exposure Assessment
Information on Contaminated
Land UK based including
Standards
Other information sources on
Contaminated Land
Links to other sources of
Environmental
InformationSome Relevant Books:
Manual of Physicochemical Analysis and...
Environmental Sampling and Analysis...
Basic Laboratory Procedures for...
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