Pollution management

Types of monitoring:


Direct:

• Measuring the consentration of pollutants

Indirect: 

• Cualitative research
• Indicator Species

Methods to asses pollution

(in-situ)

Benefits: reliable, straightforward data, 

Drawbacks: dificulties to transport equipment

(ex-situ)

Benefits: wider variety of instruments and methods, repetition of experiments

Drawbacks: samples are not "fresh"

Pollution Management Strategies:

Key Questions
1. What challenges does each type of pollution present?
2. Why?
3. What can be or is being done?

Three level model:

• Human activity producing pollutant
• Release of pollutants into environment
• -Long-term impact of pollutants on ecosystem