Statistical Framework for Recreational Water Quality Criteria and Monitoring
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Beschreibung
With increasing rates of pollution to both land and aquaticenvironments, regulations for the quality of our waters arenecessarily becoming more stringent. In the light of recentepidemiological studies new criteria are being established for thesafety of our recreational waters. In order for such criteria to bedeveloped an established statistical framework needs to be inplace.
Statistical Framework for Recreational Water Quality Criteriaand Monitoring offers a practical guide to the statistical methodsused for assessing health effects and monitoring and modellingwater quality Both traditional and novel sampling designs arediscussed. Written by a team of international experts in the field,this book sets out to provide an essential structure for themonitoring of water quality.
· Proposes a much-needed framework for the monitoring ofwater quality, and provides practical guidance on the statisticalmethods involved.
· Covers risk characterization, empirical modelling,sensitivity analysis and measures of robustness.
· Details sampling methods and quality controlapproaches.
· Presents crucial, real-life results from recentlarge-scale studies of water quality, central to the development ofthe area.
· Accompanied by a supplementary website hosting data setsand tools for data analysis.
The book is primarily aimed at public health officials, staff ofregulatory bodies and students and faculty members of environmentaland statistical science courses. There is also much to benefitreaders from environmental research and risk analysis.
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Larry J. Wymer
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"The book provides useful information on specific topics."(Journal of the American Statistical Association, June 2009)
"The book is a good source for graduate students and researcherswho want to get a broad overview of statistical problems andproposed solutions based on current research on recreational waterquality." (Journal of Environmental Quality, August2008)
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