ABSTRACT
Environmental monitoring at industrial and other facilities can involve one or more different media. The most common are soil, sediment, groundwater, surface water, and air. Other media of concern in specific situations might include dust, paint, waste, sludge, plants and animals, and blood and tissue. Each medium has its own data requirements and special problems. Generating site environmental data starts with preparing sampling plans and gathering the samples and related data in the field. There are a number of aspects of this process that can have a significant impact on the resulting data quality. Because the sampling process is specific to the medium being sampled, this chapter is organized by medium. Only the major media are discussed in detail.
