Evaluation of a gradient sampling design for environmental impact assessment

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 157-172

  Ellis, Joanne I ^a   Schneider, David C ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

BACI design; Environmental impact assessment; Power of sampling

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; GRADIENT SAMPLING;

OFFSHORE OIL FIELDS; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION DETECTION; SAMPLING; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GRADIENT SAMPLING DESIGN; HUMAN IMPACT; METHODOLOGY; SURVEY DESIGN;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; OFFSHORE OIL INDUSTRY; SAMPLING; SEA POLLUTION;

EID: 0031282653     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005752603707     Document Type: Article

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