Environmental Monitoring Equipment / Environmental Monitoring Systems

Environmental monitoring aims to assess the quality of natural resources and determine the effects of human activity on the environment. Common factors to measure are air, water, and soil quality. Air quality is most often measured by assessing relative amounts of chemicals such as CO2 and methane while water and soil can be monitored for harmful chemicals, biodiversity, or presence of harmful microorganisms.

Key to proper environmental monitoring is a well-planned experimental setup that takes into account what particular factors need to be measured, the sample size necessary to obtain meaningful results, what types of results might be expected, and assertion that the experimental actions themselves will not cause more harm than good. All these factors must be considered when purchasing equipment for environmental monitoring purposes.