Wastewater Sampling
Wastewater Pollution : Origins, typology and regulatory framework

Given the generally heterogeneous composition of wastewater effluents and their variability over time, a sampling operation is considered satisfactory as long as the sample is representative of the quality of the effluent in question.

Sampling can only be defined in terms of the objective being pursued; for example: monitoring the quality of a watercourse, characterizing and quantitatively assessing pollution emitted by a plant, or evaluating the effectiveness or optimization of wastewater treatment plant management, etc.

The selection of sampling locations, the number of samples, and the methods for collecting, treating, and storing them, among other factors, depend on the information sought and the analyses to be performed on the samples. Best practices...