Recreational beach monitoring plan: Guam coastal waters
Guam Environmental Protection Agency. 2003. Recreational beach monitoring plan: Guam coastal waters. Guam Environmental Protection Agency. Barrigada, Guam
This document describes monitoring of marine recreational waters to ensure public health. The purpose of this monitoring plan is to guide the Recreational Beach Monitoring Program (RBMP), a program of Guam Environmental Protection Agency’s (Guam EPA) Environmental Monitoring and Analytical Services (EMAS), in adequately monitoring and assessing Guam’s recreational waters for microbiological contamination and advising the public against swimming in contaminated waters. Beaches were classified in different tiers based on use and accessibility. Document includes the sampling design and a "how to" of methods as well as discussion on notifying the public.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Guam Environmental Protection Agency
- Date of Issue
- 2003-03
- Publisher
- Guam Environmental Protection Agency
- Units
- WAPA
- Keywords
- Aquatic Science, Coastal-Marine Systems, Disease, fecal coliform indicator, Microbiology, Public Health, Recreation/Aesthetics, Visitor Impacts, Water Quality