Freshwater Quality Monitoring with Biota - Technical Guidance

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organizationEarly Warning and Assessment Division
dc.contributor.otherChapman, Deborah
dc.contributor.otherGrant, Katelyn
dc.contributor.otherHarrison, Simon
dc.contributor.otherGonzález, Lucía
dc.contributor.otherHutton, Steven
dc.contributor.otherO’Dwyer, Jean
dc.contributor.otherSullivan, Timothy
dc.contributor.otherWarner, Stuart
dc.contributor.otherWebster, Peter
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-14T05:53:19Z
dc.date.available2024-02-14T05:53:19Z
dc.date.issued2024-02
dc.descriptionThis technical guidance document is intended for scientists and practitioners who work with freshwaters in the field and in the laboratory but who do not have specialist knowledge of ecology and the use of biota for water quality monitoring. It introduces some fundamental aspects of freshwater ecosystems and ways in which human activities can affect them. Understanding impacts on biota and ecosystems can guide development and selection of approaches to using freshwater biota to monitor water quality. Successful monitoring with biota depends on using appropriate sampling protocols and related data analysis. Some of the more common approaches suitable for rivers, lakes and reservoirs are described in detail to illustrate their use, together with selected options and examples for analysing data derived from these methods. General data analysis techniques are covered in the companion guidebook in this series which covers data handling and assessment techniques for ambient water quality monitoring data: “Water Quality Data Handling and Assessment”. Although most microbiological monitoring is done to ensure water is safe to drink, it is described briefly here as a tool for determining the presence of faecal contamination in surface and groundwaters. A range of widely-used field sampling methods for the major groups of biota are also illustrated.en
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.59117/20.500.11822/44817
dc.identifier.isbn978-92-807-4125-4
dc.identifier.otherDEW/2615/NA
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/44817
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number58 p.
dc.publisherUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.relationIntroduction to Freshwater Quality Monitoring and Assessment
dc.relationQuality Assurance for Freshwater Quality Monitoring
dc.relationWater Quality Monitoring and Assessment in Rivers, Lakes and Reservoirs
dc.relationFreshwater Quality Monitoring using Particulate Matter
dc.relationWater Quality Data Handling and Assessment
dc.relationWater Quality Monitoring and Assessment of Groundwater
dc.relation.TableOfContentsAcknowledgements About This Guidebook List of Abbreviations Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1 Impacts on Aquatic Communities 1.1.1 Physical and Chemical Changes 1.1.2 Hydromorphological Disturbance 1.1.3 Domestic Wastewater 1.2 Deciding Whether to Include Biota in a Water Quality Monitoring Programme Chapter 2: Ecological Methods 2.1 Indicator Species Approach 2.1.1 The Biological Monitoring Working Party Score 2.2 Community Structure Approach 2.2.1 Similarity Indices 2.2.2 Diversity Indices 2.2.3 Multi-Metric Indices Chapter 3: Monitoring Contaminants with Biota 3.1 Principles of Toxicity and Their Use in Water Quality Monitoring 3.2 Examples of Using Toxicity in Water Quality Monitoring 3.2.1 Using Toxicity for Early Warning Monitoring 3.3 Monitoring Contaminants in Biota Chapter 4: Microbiological Monitoring 4.1 Location and Frequency for Sampling 4.2 Sampling and Logistics 4.3 Enumeration Techniques for Bacteria Chapter 5: Sampling Biota 5.1 Sample Site Selection and Sampling Frequency 5.2 Benthic Macroinvertebrates 5.2.1 Preserving, Transporting and Storing Invertebrate Samples 5.3 Plankton 5.4 Fish 5.5 Macrophytes 5.6 Periphyton References
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subject.sdgSDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
dc.subject.themenatural areas
dc.subject.themelandscape
dc.subject.themeecosystems
dc.subject.themewater
dc.subject.themefreshwater
dc.subject.themeresearch
dc.subject.thememicrobiological analysis
dc.subject.themewater monitoring
dc.titleFreshwater Quality Monitoring with Biota - Technical Guidanceen
dc.typeTechnical guideline
wd.identifier.institutionsUNEP GEMS/Water Capacity Development Centre

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