Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-346) and index.

The sample and the error -- Bird's eye view of project planning -- Practical approach to sampling -- Understanding the analytical laboratory -- Data quality assessment -- Appendices. "This handbook offers a common sense, practical approach to project planning, field work and data interpretation and provides detailed procedures for sampling of key environmental matrices." "In a clear and logical manner, this guide presents everything an environmental professional needs to know to completely collect environmental chemical data. Stripping away the layers of inapplicable or irrelevant recommendations from existing protocols, the guide centers on the basic underlying principles of environmental sampling and analytical chemistry, and summarizes the universally accepted industry practices and standards."--Jacket.