The Essential Handbook of Ground-Water Sampling

Citing examples of unnecessary expenditure due to the inaccuracy of outdated techniques, this book presents the economic and scientific cases for adopting new methodologies. Using numerous figures, tables, and references to recent research, the editors explain the efficiency of utilizing newer, more accurate, techniques that produce higher quality data. The text provides a detailed discussion of every aspect of groundwater sampling from the development of a sampling and analysis plan, through sample collection, pretreatment, handling, shipping, and analysis, to the documentation, interpretation, and presentation of ground-water quality data.