The Selection of Design Methods for River Water Quality Monitoring Networks: A Review

Nguyen, Thuy, Helm, Björn, Hettiarachchi, Hiroshan, Caucci, Serena and Krebs, Peter, (2019). The Selection of Design Methods for River Water Quality Monitoring Networks: A Review. Environmental Earth Sciences, 78(96), 1-17

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    Author Nguyen, Thuy
    Helm, Björn
    Hettiarachchi, Hiroshan
    Caucci, Serena
    Krebs, Peter
    Title The Selection of Design Methods for River Water Quality Monitoring Networks: A Review
    Appearing in Environmental Earth Sciences   Check publisher's open access policy
    Volume 78
    Issue No. 96
    Publication Date 2019-02-01
    Place of Publication Berlin & Heidelberg
    Publisher Springer Berlin Heidelberg
    Start page 1
    End page 17
    Language eng
    Abstract Water quality monitoring (WQM) is crucial for managing and protecting riverine ecosystems. Current WQM network design practices often rely on unsubstantiated criteria rather than accountable algorithms. Water managers face difficulties to relate the impact of local boundary conditions on the choice of appropriate WQM network design methods. After reviewing the commonly used design methods and their resulting monitoring setups, it was evident that multivariate statistical analysis is the most frequently used method for designing WQM networks in rivers. The majority of studies reported in the literature were conducted on very large rivers and originated from high- to middle-income countries. Most commonly monitored water quality parameters cover the general physicochemical characteristics and organic pollutants, without considering the ecological quality of the river. In most studies, decision on sampling frequencies depended on expert’s judgements. Data availability and expertise seem to affect the selection of design methods rather than river size and the extent of the monitoring networks. Findings from this study support that future research should simultaneously consider all relevant aspects at watershed scale and focus more on biological indicators. In addition, comparative studies with several design methods could also help identify better selection principles.
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    Keyword River size
    Sampling locations
    Water quality parameters
    Sampling frequencies
    Systematic literature search
    Copyright Holder Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature
    Copyright Year 2019
    Copyright type All rights reserved
    ISSN 1866-6299
    DOI 10.1007/s12665-019-8110-x
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