Lecture 24 - Monitoring Chemicals in the Environment

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Learning Objectives

1. Understand the importance of tools such as quality assurance project plans to effective monitoring of environmental chemicals.
2. Describe the elements of a quality assurance project plan. 
3. Describe the elements in the development of data quality objectives.
4. Define quality assurance and quality control.
5. Explore the arguments of chemical vs. biological monitoring of chemical in the environment.
6. Explore the indicator species concept.
7. Understand the critical elements of a quality-based sampling program.
8. Use the NPDES program as case study to understand a basis and approach to environmental monitoring.

Advance Reading

1. Crosby pp. 14-28
2. CDC/NIOSH: Registry of Toxics Effects of Chemical Substances (RTECS)
3. EPA: What is the Toxics Release Inventory?
4. EPA: National Recommended Water Quality Criteria
5. EPA: NPDES Permit Program
6. EPA: Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) Tests
7. EPA: Current Drinking Water Standards
8. EPA: Environmental Test Methods and Guidelines

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Suggested Reading

1. EPA: National Listing of Fish and Wildlife Advisories
2. EPA: Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins and Related Compounds Update: Impact on Fish Advisories
3. EPA Region 10: NPDES Draft Permits for Idaho
4. EPA: Acid Rain Program
5. FDA Pesticide Program Residue Monitoring 1999