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@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ In the process of applied EIA, actions relating to the avoidance,
 minimisation or reduction of project impacts as well as the
 compensation for an impact on a particular component of the
 environment are referred to as mitigation measures.  Keeping in mind
-that EIA is a tool to weigh negative and positive impacts against each
-other, mitigation may also include actions that promote or increase
-the benefitial effects of a proposed
+that EIA is a decision-making tool that includes weighing negative and
+positive impacts against each other, mitigation may also include
+actions that promote or increase the benefitial effects of a proposed
 development \parencite{mitigation}. As proposed activities can cause
 adverse effects far from the project site that would not normally be
 addressed in a cost benefit analysis, mitigation is also a way by
@@ -19,6 +19,17 @@ effects and pay for measures to reduce or avoid them altogether,
 rather than externalising the costs to affected communities or the
 general public \parencite{rmit}.
 
+Any mitigation measure must be matched by a monitoring measure to
+ensure that an activity designed to reduce an adverse impact has the
+intended effect and does not introduce any additional adverse effects
+that would require mitigation themselves.  While it is feasible to
+monitor quantifiable quality indicators for resources in the
+biophysical environment (e.g. nutrient load of a river, water
+temperature, air pollution, generation of greenhouse gases), there is
+no standard method to proactively measure the many potential
+unintended side-effects of a mitigation
+measure \parencite[compare][]{mitigation}.
+
 
 \subsection{Measures to address potential impacts of the proposed project}