The environmental audit. I. Concepts |
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Authors: | Dr. David J. Schaeffer Harold W. Kerster James A. Perry David K. Cox |
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Affiliation: | (1) Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, 2200 Churchill Road, 62706 Springfield, Illinois, USA;(2) Environmental Studies Center, California State University, 95819 Sacramento, California, USA;(3) College of Forestry Department of Forest Resources, University of Minnesota, 110 Green Hall 1530 North Cleveland Avenue, 551 08 St. Paul, Minnesota, USA;(4) Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, 2200 Churchill Road, 62706 Springfield, Illinois, USA |
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Abstract: | Extensive criticism of water quality monitoring programs has developed as costs are compared with the benefits produced by monitoring efforts. Collecting water quality data while developing understanding of the functional character of the environment will improve water quality monitoring data utility in environmental management. The environmental audit characterizes the attributes of the natural environment (that is, attribute type, intensity, and variability), providing a theoretical as well as practical foundation for data interpretation. In the view proposed here, traditional monitoring means the very narrow activity of collecting samples and perhaps analyzing them and storing the analyses. In the environmental audit, these activities are a mechanism to systematically improve environmental monitoring and assessment by improving the design and implementation of environmental programs. Major reasons why existing programs fail to meet the needs of legislators, regulators, and conservationists are identified. |
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Keywords: | Environmental audit Water quality data Water quality monitoring Water sampling |
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