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The main reason for environmental monitoring is to detect changes in the state and functioning of ecosystems at a stage such that timely counteractive measures can be initiated, developed and evaluated. It is stressed that in environmental control, monitoring should be applied as an instrument and not as an objective itself. Sampling is only the first step in the monitoring process. It should be followed by the interpretation and evaluation of the monitoring results, and concluded with a timely reporting of the achieved results. The period between sampling and reporting is often considerable, thereby devaluing the monitoring results for their intended use. Traditional routine monitoring activity can be defined as long-term, standardised measurement, observation, evaluation and reporting of the environment in order to define status and trends. In the case of soil, rational soil management so as to ensure normal soil functions, requires adequate information. This was the reason why the Soil Fertility Monitoring System was initiated in Hungary in 1978.
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Murányi, A. (2000). Quality and Contamination of Agricultural Soils in Hungary as Indicated by Environmental Monitoring and Risk Assessment. In: Wilson, M.J., Maliszewska-Kordybach, B. (eds) Soil Quality, Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Security in Central and Eastern Europe. NATO Science Series, vol 69. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4181-9_5
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