Water: Monitoring & Assessment Volunteer Activities in Coasts
and Oceans |Oceans, Coasts, Estuaries & Beaches Quick Finder|
|Oceans, Coasts, & Estuaries Home Coastal Watershed
Protection||Marine Pollution Prevention Monitoring and
Assessment||Ocean & Coastal Partnerships Frequently Asked
Questions||Coasts for Kids| Citizen volunteers help our nation’s
waters through many local monitoring programs. Water quality
data are used to characterize waters, identify trends over time,
identify emerging problems, determine whether pollution control
programs are working, help direct pollution control efforts to
where they are most needed, and respond to emergencies such as
floods and spills. Volunteers also contribute valuable
information on chemical and biological measures, as well as
marine debris. Volunteer Estuary Monitoring - a Methods Manual
Specifically written for volunteers in the complex ecosystems of
estuaries, where rivers and other freshwaters meet the waters of
the ocean, this is a comprehensive manual for