1. Environmental monitoring refers to the activities of environmental monitoring institutions to monitor and measure the environmental quality.
2. Environmental monitoring is to monitor and measure the indicators reflecting environmental quality to determine the level of environmental pollution and environmental quality.
3. The content of environmental monitoring mainly includes the monitoring of physical indicators, chemical indicators and ecosystems.
4. Environmental monitoring is the basis for scientific management of the environment and environmental law enforcement and supervision, and is an essential basic work for environmental protection.
5. The core objective of environmental monitoring is to provide data on the status quo and change trend of environmental quality, judge environmental quality, evaluate current major environmental problems, and serve environmental management.