Guidelines and Standard Procedures for Continuous Water-quality Monitors: Station Operation, Record Computation, and Data Reporting

Wagner, Richard J./ Boulger, Robert W./ Oblinger, Carolyn J./ Smith, Brett A.

ISBN 10: 1500219797 / ISBN 13: 9781500219796

Published by Createspace Independent Pub, 2014

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92 pages. 11.00x8.50x0.21 inches. This item is printed on demand.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Guidelines and Standard Procedures for Continuous Water-quality Monitors: Station Operation, Record Computation, and Data Reporting
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1500219797
• ISBN 13: 9781500219796
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New

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Synopsis

The U.S. Geological Survey uses continuous water- quality monitors to assess the quality of the Nation’s surface water. A common monitoring-system configuration for water-quality data collection is the four-parameter monitoring system, which collects temperature, specific conductance, dissolved oxygen, and pH data. Such systems also can be configured to measure other properties, such as turbidity or fluorescence. Data from sensors can be used in conjunction with chemical analyses of samples to estimate chemical loads. The sensors that are used to measure water-quality field parameters require careful field observation, cleaning, and calibration procedures, as well as thorough procedures for the computation and publication of final records.