Judging Survey Quality: Local Variances |
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Authors: | H Th Wolterbeek T G Verburg |
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Institution: | (1) Interfaculty Reactor Institute, Department of Radiochemistry, Nuclear Environmental Studies, University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands |
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Abstract: | The present study was undertaken to explore possibilities to judge survey quality on basis of a limited and restricted number of a-priori observations. Here, quality is defined as the ratio between survey and local variance (signal-to-noiseratio). The results indicate that the presented surveys do not permit such judgement. Furthermore, the discussion alsosuggests that the 5-fold local sampling strategies do not merit any sound judgement in about 10% of all cases.The results further imply that surveys will benefit from procedures, controls and approaches in sampling and sample handling, to assess both average, variance and the nature of the distribution of elemental concentrations in local sites. This reasoning is compatible with the idea of the site as a basic homogeneous survey unit, which is implicitly and conceptually underlying any survey performed. |
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Keywords: | air pollution biomonitoring local variance surreyquality |
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