Issue 11, 2009
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Journal of Environmental Monitoring

Statistical approaches used to assess and redesign surface water-quality-monitoring networks

B. Khalil*a  and  T. B. M. J. Ouardab  

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a Irrigation and hydraulics department, Faculty of Engineering, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt
E-mail: bahaa_khalil@ete.inrs.ca; bahaa_khalil@rocketmail.com
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Tel: (+1 418) 654-2530 ext 4468

b Canada Research Chair on the Estimation of Hydrometeorological Variables, INRS-ETE, 490 de la Couronne, Quebec, Qc, Canada
E-mail: taha_ouarda@ete.inrs.ca
Fax: (+1 418) 654-2600
Tel: (+1 418) 654-3842

Abstract

An up-to-date review of the statistical approaches utilized for the assessment and redesign of surface water quality monitoring (WQM) networks is presented. The main technical aspects of network design are covered in four sections, addressing monitoring objectives, water quality variables, sampling frequency and spatial distribution of sampling locations. This paper discusses various monitoring objectives and related procedures used for the assessment and redesign of long-term surface WQM networks. The appropriateness of each approach for the design, contraction or expansion of monitoring networks is also discussed. For each statistical approach, its advantages and disadvantages are examined from a network design perspective. Possible methods to overcome disadvantages and deficiencies in the statistical approaches that are currently in use are recommended.

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Article information

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B909521G
Article type
Critical Review
Submitted
13 May 2009
Accepted
27 Aug 2009
First published
05 Oct 2009

J. Environ. Monit., 2009,11, 1915-1929

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Statistical approaches used to assess and redesign surface water-quality-monitoring networks

B. Khalil and T. B. M. J. Ouarda, J. Environ. Monit., 2009, 11, 1915 DOI: 10.1039/B909521G

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