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Responding to Contamination: Where do I Sample?
Author(s) -
Burlingame Gary A.,
Wiggins Christopher W.,
Ogino Christine H.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.5991/opf.2012.38.0014
Subject(s) - contamination , sampling (signal processing) , sample (material) , environmental science , remedial action , statistics , computer science , mathematics , environmental remediation , ecology , telecommunications , chemistry , chromatography , biology , detector
During an incident of possible water contamination, sampling locations are selected to determine the extent of the contamination's spread and whether remedial action was successful. Sampling locations should be selected to provide the greatest probability of capturing the contaminant, such as choosing locations within the same pressure zone as the area of interest. This article discusses the importance of considering the type of sample, the type of facility and accessibility, and analytical parameters to be tested when choosing a sampling location.