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Record Nr.

UNINA9910139556603321

Titolo

Chemical marine monitoring [[electronic resource] ] : policy framework and analytical trends / / edited by Philippe Quevauviller, Patrick Roose, Gert Verreet

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, N.J., : J. Wiley & Sons, 2011

ISBN

1-283-24047-5

9786613240477

1-119-97759-2

1-119-99082-3

1-119-99083-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (473 p.)

Collana

Water quality measurements series

Altri autori (Persone)

QuevauvillerPh

RoosePatrick

VerreetGert

Disciplina

628.1/68

Soggetti

Marine pollution - Measurement

Marine pollution - Prevention - International cooperation

Chemical oceanography

Water quality bioassay

Environmental monitoring

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Setting the scene -- pt. 2. Policy settings -- pt. 3. Marine monitored parameters, matrices and related techniques -- pt. 4. Types of monitoring -- pt. 5. Quality assurance -- pt. 6. Research and developments -- pt. 7. Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

Wide- scale chemical monitoring programmes are required by international conventions and European Union policies such as the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) and the new EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). This entails all waters, including transitional and coastal waters, sediments and biota. The final volume in the Water Quality Measurement Serieshighlights policy frameworks and analytical trends with an emphasis on laboratory methods and



quality control. Within this comprehensive text, the following sections are included:Setting the Scene; monitoring of pollutan