What are field-based measurement technologies?
Field-based measurement technologies are a subset of “real-time measurement technologies,” so the terms are not exactly interchangeable. The term commonly refers to measurement techniques that can be deployed on-site during the course of a characterization or remediation program to generate analytical data. A number of terms are equivalent, such as field analytics, field analytical methods (sometimes abbreviated as “FAMs”), on-site analysis, and others. They all convey the idea that analysis is being performed at or near the location where the environmental samples were collected, as opposed to samples being shipped off to a distant laboratory. In contrast, a distant laboratory may provide data results rapidly enough to support in-field decision-making, and so qualify as “real-time measurements” under the Triad, but would not be considered field-based. “Field-based” denotes a level of hardware robustness and mobility that is different from what one would expect with standard fixed-labo
