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est-study-design

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Use when designing experiments, sampling campaigns, or modeling studies for Environmental Science & Technology (ES&T) so the design survives expert review — environmental relevance, controls, replication, mass/energy balances, and a QA/QC plan built in from the start. It guides design decisions; it does not run the study.

When to use

• Planning a lab/mesocosm/field study
• Planning a sampling campaign
• Planning a modeling experiment
• Choosing concentrations, matrices, controls, replicates, and endpoints
• Setting up the QA/QC and mass/energy-balance plan
• Addressing reviewer questions on environmental relevance, controls, or replication

When not to use

• Running the study
• Execution of the study
• Reporting of results

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