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  • What We Do
    • Approach
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      • Water Chemistry Monitoring
      • Bacteriological Monitoring
      • Stream Biomonitoring
      • Total Suspended Solids Monitoring
      • Stream Discharge Monitoring
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Water Chemistry Monitoring

Water Chemistry Monitoring

Water Chemistry Monitoring

These sessions are designed to inform citizens of the program’s goals and how to monitor and evaluate physical and chemical features of water. Six water quality parameters, measured with a customized test kit, form the core of the citizen data.


Temperature

TemperatureRead More

Dissolved Oxygen

Dissolved OxygenRead More

total alkalinity

Total Alkalinity

Total AlkalinityRead More

total hardness

Total Hardness

Total HardnessRead More


pH

pH

pHRead More

Turbidity

Turbidity

TurbidityRead More

Secchi Depth

Secchi Depth

Secchi DepthRead More

Salinity

Salinity

SalinityRead More


Citizens who monitor lakes or deeper waterbodies often use a Secchi disk to determine the degree of visibility in natural waters. The 20 cm diameter disk is weighted and has a line that is marked every tenth meter. To collect samples from deeper waterbodies, monitors can use a remote sampler. This sampler can also be used to conduct depth profiles in a lake, up to 10 ft. deep. Citizens who monitor brackish and/or marine waters on the coast also measure salinity with a hydrometer.

Monitoring Supplies


To OrderPrice
Typical Monitoring Kit catalog No. 9844-01$310.00*
Monitoring Kit with Secchi Disk catalog No. 9845-02$450.00*
Full set of Reagents for Typical Kit, catalog No. R-9844-01$120.00*
Hydrometer – for Coastal Groups (1.000/1.070), catalog No. 3-0011$42.80*

LaMotte Company
P.O. Box 329
Chestertown, MD 21620
Phone: 800-344-3100 or 410-778-3100
Fax: 410-778-6394
www.lamotte.com

To OrderPrice
Salinity Refractometer – for Coastal Groups (1.000/1.070), catalog No. SR5-AQ$51.20*

Pentair
Phone: 844-347-4788
www.pentair.com

To OrderPrice
Fieldmaster Student Secchi Disc$30.00*

Forestry Suppliers
Phone: 800-647-5368
www.forestry-suppliers.com

To OrderPrice
Remote Sampler – for deepwater sampling, bridge crossings, docks, etc.$90.00*

Arts Pursuit
228 Woodfield Drive
Auburn AL 36830
334-750-8537

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