NEMI is a free, searchable clearinghouse of methods and procedures for both regulatory and non-regulatory monitoring purposes for water, sediment, air and tissues.
Use NEMI first to compare and contrast the performance and relative cost of analytical, test, and sampling methods for environmental monitoring.
New methods have recently been added to NEMI for the analysis of water for a class of chemicals often referred to as "emerging contaminants". These include methods from USGS (O-1433-01; O-2060-01; and O-2080-08) and EPA (1694) for analysis of pharmaceuticals, personal care products, and wastewater compounds.
CRADA Partners to help NEMI grow:
A CRADA (Cooperative Research and Development Agreement) has recently been signed between EPA, USGS, and partners at Abraxis LLC; Neptune, Inc.; Tennessee Tech University; and YSI, Inc. More info coming soon...
NEMI is being developed under the direction of the Methods and Data Comparability Board , a partnership of water-quality experts from Federal agencies, States, Tribes, municipalities, industry, and private organizations. The Methods Board is chartered under the National Water Quality Monitoring Council , whose mission since its charter in May 1997 is to coordinate and provide guidance on implementation of the voluntary, integrated, nationwide monitoring strategy.
NEMI is funded by:
U.S. Geological Survey
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency