Routine Streams and Rivers Water Quality Trend Monitoring Review

摘要

Four topics relevant to Metro's routine stream quality monitoring network are addressed, including: (1) Literature review and subsequent recommendation of methods of trend analysis, (2) a review of Metro's existing network with respect to number of stations, number of variables monitored, and sampling frequency, (3) an assessment of potential problems in assessing trends in water quality indices and (4) a limited trend analysis of selected Metro stream and river quality data. The results of the investigations were: (1) Development of a computer program (TREND) to analyze water quality trends.