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Question
What is environmental monitoring?
Answer
Environmental monitoring is the periodic or continued measurements of chemicals in samples such as soil, water, and air. Technical advances similar to those in biomonitoring have taken place in this field, making it possible to track contaminants in smaller samples and at smaller concentrations.
Answered by: Suzanne Snedeker, Ph.D.
Last Reviewed: 10.19.05
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