Phase 2: Sampling

Based on the data collected in the reconnaissance field surveys, experts will install monitoring equipment and collect soil and water samples from selected sites in the field.

Highly technical equipment as well as basic hand-held devices will be used to collect the samples. Training will be provided to local people to assist in the sampling exercise, to enhance local capacity and to promote skills transfer.

The field observations and readings from the monitoring equipment will give a preliminary indication of the amount of oil present in specific areas. However, the samples will need to be chemically analysed in laboratories for scientific verification.

More information about the sampling procedures can be found under technical teams.