1st Edition

Monitoring Bathing Waters A Practical Guide to the Design and Implementation of Assessments and Monitoring Programmes

Edited By Jamie Bartram, Gareth Rees Copyright 2000
    352 Pages
    by CRC Press

    352 Pages
    by CRC Press

    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.

    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

    Biography

    Jamie Bartram, Gareth Rees