ABSTRACT
In this chapter on groundwater monitoring, a summary of approaches and techniques for sampling, analyzing, and evaluating the quality of groundwater is provided. In the remaining portion of this subsection on fundamentals, the purpose of groundwater monitoring is addressed and an overview of the regulatory requirements for groundwater monitoring is provided; also, strategies for developing groundwater monitoring programs are provided. In other sections of this chapter, descriptions are provided for the design and installation of groundwater monitoring systems, sampling and analysis of groundwater, and evaluation of groundwater monitoring data. e primary focus of this chapter is on groundwater monitoring at sites where contaminant releases, or potential releases, have impacted, or could impact, groundwater quality.
