Environmental Monitoring

Question 1

What is Environmental Monitoring

Answer 1

Environmental Monitoring is the process of sampling and analyzing specific environmental media (such as soil, water, air or plants) for evidence of contaminant levels over time.

Question 2

Why is environmental monitoring needed to observe?

Answer 2

EM is needed to observe the changes of the environment to study:
1. the dynamics of natural cycles
2. the dynamics of anthropogenic based impacts

Question 3

Another reason why scientist may need EM?

Answer 3

To monitor the effects of pollution in the environment especially in the case of humans.

Question 4

How can pollution be shown in the environment?

Answer 4

1. Can be slow (chronic) and may require multiple observations over time, or
2. They can be fast acting (acute), and be assessed with simultaneous observations

Question 5

What laws are in place to help maintain a “green environment”?

Answer 5

The Environemntal Protection Act 1990

Question 6

What are the agencies that enforces EM regulations?

Answer 6

1. United States Environmental Protection Agency ( US EPA)
2. National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA)
3. Center Environmental Education and Communications of Ministry of Environmental Protection (CEEC)

Question 7

Why is there a need for EM?

Answer 7

• For use of resources
• To overcome environment and ecology crisis
• For sustainable development
• For economic need and values
• To reduce disasters
• To decide the limiting line between environment and development

Question 8

What acts does NEPA operates under?

Answer 8

• Executive Agencies Act;
• The Natural Resources Conservation Authority Act;
• The Town and Country Planning Act;
• The Land Development and Utilization Act;
• The Beach Control Act;
• The Watersheds Protection Act; and
• The Wild Life Protection Act
• Endangered Species (Protection, Conservation and Regulation of Trade)
  Act

Question 9

What is importance of EM?

Answer 9

Pollution is inevitable due to human population growth, industrial development, and energy use. Therefore, Environmental monitoring is critical to the protection of
human health and the environment.