This guidebook, now thoroughly updated and revised in its second edition, gives comprehensive advice on the designing and setting up of monitoring programmes for the purpose of providing valid data for water quality assessments in all types of freshwater bodies. It is clearly and concisely written in order to provide the essential information for all agencies and individuals responsible for the water quality.
Edition: 2
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Year: 1996
Language: English
Pages: 609
Table of Contents......Page 3
Foreword to the first edition......Page 6
Foreword to the second edition......Page 8
Summary and scope......Page 10
Acknowledgements......Page 14
Abbreviations used in text......Page 16
1.1. Characterisation of water bodies......Page 19
1.2. Definitions related to water quality......Page 24
1.3. Anthropogenic impacts on water quality......Page 26
1.4. Pollutant sources and pathways......Page 30
1.5. Spatial and temporal variations......Page 34
1.6. Economic development and water quality......Page 36
1.7. References......Page 39
2.2. The water quality assessment process......Page 40
2.3. Typical water quality monitoring programmes......Page 48
2.4. Design of assessment programmes......Page 50
2.5. Implementation of water quality assessment programmes......Page 59
2.6. Data processing......Page 63
2.7. Data quality control......Page 64
2.8. Interpretation and dissemination of data......Page 68
2.10. References......Page 70
3.1. Introduction......Page 74
3.2. Hydrological variables......Page 75
3.3. General variables......Page 80
3.4. Nutrients......Page 89
3.5. Organic matter......Page 97
3.6. Major ions......Page 100
3.7. Other inorganic variables......Page 104
3.8. Metals......Page 108
3.9. Organic contaminants......Page 112
3.10. Microbiological indicators......Page 117
3.11. Selection of variables......Page 119
3.12. Summary and recommendations......Page 128
3.13. References......Page 130
4.1. Introduction......Page 134
4.2. Composition of particulate matter......Page 135
4.3. Transport and deposition......Page 138
4.4. Environmental control of particulate matter quality......Page 146
4.5. Sampling of particulate matter......Page 150
4.6. Analysis of particulate matter......Page 152
4.7. Development of a programme for assessing particulate......Page 156
4.8. Data evaluation......Page 161
4.9. The use of participate material in water quality assessments:......Page 167
4.10. Conclusions and future developments......Page 177
4.11. References......Page 178
5.1. Introduction......Page 182
5.2. Factors affecting biological systems in the aquatic......Page 183
5.3. Uses and benefits of biological methods......Page 188
5.4. Ecological methods......Page 191
5.5. Microbiological methods......Page 209
5.6. Physiological and biochemical methods......Page 212
5.7. Methods for assessing toxic pollution in controlled......Page 215
5.8. The use of aquatic organisms in chemical monitoring......Page 221
5.9. Histological and morphological methods......Page 225
5.10. Biological sampling strategies and techniques......Page 226
5.11. Selection of biological methods: case studies......Page 229
5.12. Conclusions and recommendations......Page 235
5.13. References......Page 236
6.1. Introduction......Page 246
6.2. Hydrological characteristics......Page 247
6.3. Chemical characteristics......Page 255
6.4. Biological characteristics......Page 269
6.5. Major water quality issues in rivers......Page 276
6.6. Strategies for water quality assessment in river systems......Page 288
6.7. Approaches to river monitoring and assessment: case......Page 310
6.8. Summary and conclusions......Page 318
6.9. References......Page 319
7.1. Introduction......Page 325
7.2. Characteristics and typology......Page 326
7.3. Water quality issues......Page 335
7.4. The application of sediment studies in lakes......Page 351
7.5. Assessment strategies......Page 354
7.6. Approaches to lake assessment: case studies......Page 357
7.7. Summary and conclusions......Page 366
7.8. References......Page 368
8.1. Introduction......Page 371
8.2. Construction and uses......Page 373
8.3. Special characteristics of reservoirs......Page 379
8.4. Water quality issues......Page 392
8.5. Sampling strategies......Page 397
8.6. Approaches to reservoir assessment......Page 402
8.7. Summary and conclusions......Page 406
8.8. References......Page 407
9.1. Introduction......Page 412
9.2. Characteristics of groundwater bodies......Page 414
9.3. Water-soil-rock interactions......Page 433
9.4. Groundwater quality issues......Page 439
9.5. Assessment strategies......Page 458
9.6. Examples of groundwater assessment......Page 482
9.7. Conclusions and recommendations......Page 491
9.8. References......Page 492
10.1. Introduction......Page 500
10.2. Handling, storage and retrieval of water quality data......Page 501
10.3. Data characteristics......Page 507
10.4. Basic statistics......Page 517
10.5. Basic graphical methods......Page 556
10.6. Data analysis and interpretation methods......Page 569
10.7. Advanced data analysis and management techniques......Page 585
10.8. Examples of the application of data analysis and......Page 591
10.9. References......Page 597
Appendix 10.1 Basic design for sampling programmes......Page 602
