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Alternative Monitoring Guidelines Released
Author(s) -
Pontius Frederick W.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1997.tb08335.x
Subject(s) - sampling (signal processing) , environmental science , agency (philosophy) , environmental monitoring , environmental planning , environmental engineering , engineering , philosophy , epistemology , filter (signal processing) , electrical engineering
On August 6, 1997, the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) issued guidelines for alternative monitoring, formerly known as permanent monitoring relief. This article describes these guidelines, including: sampling waivers allowed for chronic contaminants; surrogate sampling points; reduced nitrate sampling; and, state adoption and USEPA approval of alternative monitoring. The article also provides a list of chronic chemical contaminants for which USEPA's alternative monitoring guidelines apply.