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Analysis, Monitoring, Statistics, Economics, Cost analysis, Cost-effectiveness, Sample collection, Sampling

This report analyzes the statistical and economic trade-offs associated with procedures for the evaluation of sampling frequencies in established water quality monitoring networks.