Assessor Resource
MSS024006A
Perform sampling and testing of water
Assessment tool
Version 1.0
Issue Date: March 2024
This unit of competency is applicable to environmental technicians in a range of industry sectors, such as:
environmental services
environmental compliance, auditing and inspection
clean water (catchments, supply and environmental flows)
water treatment, storm and wastewater management
solid and hazardous waste management, and site remediation
management of contaminated sites
geotechnical services and civil engineering
natural resource management
This unit of competency covers the ability to sample natural, polluted and process water for both chemical and microbiological parameters and perform field measurements.
Note that this unit does not cover the sampling and field testing of groundwater, which is addressed in MSS025006A Collect and evaluate groundwater data. Nor does it cover laboratory analysis of water which is addressed in MSL974003A Perform chemical tests and procedures and MSS025012A Perform environmental microbiological tests.
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