Monitoring Bathing Waters - A Practical Guide to Design Implementation of Assessments Monitoring

Informationen zum Autor Jamie Bartram, Gareth Rees Klappentext This book, which has been prepared by an international group of experts, provides comprehensive guidance for the design, planning and implementation of assessments and monitoring programmes for water bodies used for recreation. It addresses the wide range of hazards which may be encountered and emphasizes the importance of linking monitoring programmes to effective and feasible management actions to protect human health. It also provides details of sampling and analytical methods.This book will be an invaluable source of information for anyone concerned with monitoring and assessing recreational waters, including field staff. It will also be useful for national and regional government departments concerned with tourism and recreation, and for students and special interest groups. Zusammenfassung This book, which has been prepared by an international group of experts, provides comprehensive guidance for the design, planning and implementation of assessments and monitoring programmes for water bodies used for recreation. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction  Design of Monitoring Programmes and Assessments  Resourcing and Implementation  Quality Assurance  Management Frameworks  Public Participation and and Communication  Physical Hazards, Drowning and Injury  Sanitary Inspection and Microbiological Water Quality  Cyanobacteria and Algae  Other Biological, Physical and Chemical Hazards  Aesthetic Aspects  Epidemiology  Index

Product details

• Authors: Jamie Rees Bartram
• Assisted by: Jamie Bartram (Editor), Bartram Jamie (Editor), Gareth Rees (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.11.1999
• EAN: 9780419243809
• ISBN: 978-0-419-24380-9
• No. of pages: 352
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Total Quality Management, Environmental factors, Pollution & threats to the environment, Pollution and threats to the environment, Quality Assurance (QA) & Total Quality Management (TQM), Quality Assurance (QA) and Total Quality Management (TQM), MEDICAL / Environmental Health