Managing troubled waters : the role of marine environmental monitoring / Committee on a Systems Assessment of Marine Environmental Monitoring, Marine Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on a Systems Assessment of Marine Environmental Monitoring.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water quality management--Government policy--United States.

Water quality management.

Water quality monitoring stations--United States.

Water quality monitoring stations.

Marine pollution--United States--Measurement.

Marine pollution.

Marine pollution--Law and legislation--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 125 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1990.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Presents an overview of marine monitoring, providing information and a model for revamping the nation's marine monitoring apparatus. This work explores monitoring programs and whether or not they work; the benefits and limitations of monitoring; and the critical need for greater coordination among local, regional, and national monitoring programs.

Contents:

1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1 Introduction; 4 2 The Role of Monitoring in Environmental Management; 5 3 Strengthening Regional and National Monitoring; 6 4 Designing and Implementing Monitoring Programs; 7 5 Conclusions and Recommendations; 8 References; 9 Appendix A: Biographical Information; 10 Appendix B: A Conceptual Model of Marine Environmental Monitoring; 11 Appendix C: Participants in Case Studies; 12 Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786610212781

9781280212789

1280212780

9780309571739

0309571731

9780585142401

0585142408

OCLC:

614577525