| Ambient Water
Quality Monitoring and Assessment |
| ASMA provides a complete
range of services in surface water
quality monitoring for assessing both
management and control strategies
and options as well as to assess the potential
impacts arising from development activities
such as those required in EIA studies.
In relation to this, ASMA also provides
consultancy services in the formulation
of management strategies based on
a holistic and integrated approach
such as the Integrated River Basin
Management framework, Environmentally
Sound Management and Development of
Lakes Guidelines and the concept of
Integrated Water Resources Management.
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Preparation of inventory
of point and non-point pollution
sources including quantification
of loading as a function of specific
pollution source. |
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Development, calibration and
validation of water quality and
hydrological and runoff models.
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Environmental risk analysis.
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Formulation of spatially defined
Action Plans based on specific
management and control strategies
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Assessment of effectiveness
of management and control strategies.
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| Groundwater
and Soil Monitoring |
ASMA has considerable experience and
expertise in establishing and implementing
groundwater monitoring programmes. Typically,
ASMA offers groundwater and soil monitoring
programmes that include:
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Designing &
monitoring well networks |
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Well drilling, measurement of
static water level and well depth
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Well purging, water sampling
and analysis of a comprehensive
range of parameters |
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| As contamination of groundwater
generally arises from contamination
of soil and subsequent leaching of
the contaminants through the soil
column, ASMA also conducts sampling
and analysis of soil samples, including
the determination of soil profiles
for a wide range of contaminants.
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| Source Monitoring
and Assessment |
Monitoring the quality of the waste
stream is an essential activity to ensure
effective environmental management for
any wastewater-generating industry.
In addition to ensuring that the relevant
regulations are adhered to, the monitoring
activity allows for the assessment of
the efficiency of the treatment plant.
In this regard, ASMA offers the following
services:
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Routine sampling
and analysis of effluents |
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Design, integration, installation
and maintenance of Continuous
Effluent Monitoring System |
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Wastewater characteristic study
and efficiency studies of wastewater
treatment plants |
Consultancy services on efficient
maintenance, upgrading of treatment
capabilities as well as recommendations
of improved waste management based
on pragmatic cleaner production and
pollution prevention principles.
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