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National Rivers Authority Initiatives in the Development of Portable Monitoring Equipment
Author(s) -
ADAMS J. R. W.,
DOLBY J. C.,
WILLIAMS P. N.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
water and environment journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1747-6593
pISSN - 1747-6585
DOI - 10.1111/j.1747-6593.1992.tb00739.x
Subject(s) - principal (computer security) , water quality , environmental planning , environmental resource management , business , environmental science , regulatory authority , quality (philosophy) , environmental monitoring , water resource management , engineering , environmental engineering , computer science , public administration , political science , computer security , epistemology , biology , ecology , philosophy
The use of automated equipment for monitoring water quality is a concept which has received considerable impetus since the Water Act 1989 was introduced. This paper reports on two initiatives by the National Rivers Authority to develop systems for use in their role as the guardians of the water environment. Portable systems have been developed for detection of episodic pollution events and instantaneous spot measurement of water quality. This paper outlines the principal activities of the development of the systems and their use.