Foreword
Scope
Normative references
Terms and definitions
Sampling equipment
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Cleaning
Maintenance
Design of the sampling programme
Sampling procedure
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Sampling location
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Horizontal distribution of sampling positions
Unterkapitel anzeigen Unterkapitel ausblenden Sampling point for characterization of water quality
Sampling point for quality control
Sampling point for special investigations
Vertical distribution of sampling points
Frequency and timing of sampling
Choice of sampling method
Choice of the sampling device
Aids for recovery of lost sampling equipment
Blank sample
Transport, stabilization and keeping of samples
Occupational health and safety
Sample containers
Priority of procedure
Sample collection, contamination with environmental materials
Rinsing the sampling equipment
Sampling surface or near-surface water with an open sampling device
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Sampling
Filling multiple containers
Sampling with closed samplers
Sampling for volatile parameters
Sampling through ice
Severe freezing conditions
Sample identification and records
Quality assurance and quality control
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Avoidance of contamination
Examples of sampling devices (informative)
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Horizontal sampler
Hose sampler
Tube integrating sampler
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Hydrostatic integrating water sampler
Electronic integrating water sampler
Grab samplers
LIMNOS water sampler
Integrating water sampler
Advantages and disadvantages of sampling equipment (informative)
Sampling from boats — Maintaining station (informative)
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Large vessels
Small vessels
Fixed point sampling
Variable location sampling
Example of a report — Sampling from lakes, natural and man-made (informative)
Continuous measurement of water samples with immersion probes (informative)
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Measurement
Schemes for measuring the pH or dissolved oxygen in lake water
Bibliography