Air pollution monitoring is only part of environmental monitoring, China's environmental monitoring also covers water, soil and other fields. In addition to the spread of more than the province of haze pollution, China in recent years also suffered a "water pollution", "garbage siege" and a series of environmental problems.
In the sense of human environment and environmental science research, human activities affect the natural environment, and the natural environment, in turn, acts on humans. In order to survive and pursue a beautiful living environment, mankind from the environmental investigation, through environmental monitoring, the accumulation of a large number of long-term monitoring data, identify the source of pollution, to understand the distribution of pollutants in the distribution process and changes in the regularity; Simulation research, the establishment of models, the trend of environmental pollution to make predictions; by accurately assess the quality of the environment, and on this basis to put forward or determine the control of environmental pollution countermeasures. This is repeated, and gradually improve the environment. This series of activities constitutes a research system for environmental science. Environmental monitoring is an important part of this system.
Environmental monitoring is also closely linked to social sciences. On the one hand, the data obtained from environmental monitoring are used to formulate or modify various environmental quality standards and incorporate environmental regulations in the country or region. On the other hand, monitoring and monitoring can be used as technical arbitration for the implementation of environmental regulations. Environmental monitoring is important for environmental science research and environmental protection.
China's environmental problems have reached an urgent point, to speed up environmental monitoring is not only the field of air pollution prevention and control, but also an important part of water pollution control and soil remediation.