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Sampling Methods Vocabulary — Concept Hierarchy

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  • Active - HiVol ActiveHiVol
    Active air sampling using a high-volume sampler. Air is continuously drawn by a pump through a filte...
  • Active - LowVol ActiveLowVol
    Active air sampling using a low-volume sampler. Air is continuously drawn by a pump through a filter...
  • Bulk collector BulkCollector
    Precipitation and dry deposition are collected together in a permanently open collection device. The...
  • Field sampling FieldSampling
    Field collection of plant material. A sample of a plant, or part of a plant, is collected at a defin...
  • Grab Grab
    Point (grab) sampling of water, sediment, or soil. The sample is taken once, from a specific locatio...
  • Grab + Filtration GrabFiltration
    Point (grab) sampling of water or sediment, followed by filtration. After collection, the sample is ...
  • Passive DGT PassiveDGT
    Passive sampling of water, sediment, or soil using DGT (Diffusive Gradients in Thin-films). Target s...
  • Passive POCIS PassivePOCIS
    Passive water sampling using a POCIS (Polar Organic Chemical Integrative Sampler). Target substances...
  • Passive PUF PassivePUF
    Passive air sampling without the use of a pump. Target substances are captured on a polyurethane foa...
  • Passive SIP PassiveSIP
    Passive air sampling without the use of a pump. Target substances are captured on a sorbent medium c...
  • Passive SPMD PassiveSPMD
    Passive water sampling using a semipermeable membrane device (SPMD). Target substances diffuse from ...
  • Passive SILICONE PassiveSilicone
    Passive water sampling using a silicone sampler. Target substances diffuse from the aquatic environm...
  • Passive XAD PassiveXAD
    Passive air sampling without the use of a pump. Target substances are captured on an XAD sorbent res...
  • Profile sampling ProfileSampling
    Depth-profile sampling of soil or sediment. Samples are taken from defined layers or depths and repr...
  • Wet-only collector WetOnlyCollector
    The collection device is automatically opened only during precipitation events, so only precipitatio...

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