| The Great Lake state can continue to be proud of its nickname thanks to its diligent citizens. Michigan residents have been volunteering to maintain the state’s thousands of lakes for 39 years through the Cooperative Lakes Monitoring Program. The state-funded effort provides lake monitoring, management and education for about.. Read more Posted in Lake Biology, Lake Chemistry, Sensors and Technology, Water Quality Also tagged dissolved oxygen, Michigan, phosphorous, Secchi disk 1 Comment
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Volunteer program watches over Michigan lakes for over 35 years
Product Spotlight: Turner Designs Cyclops-7 Chlorophyll Sensor
| There are multiple methods for measuring chlorophyll in water. Researchers have found the most efficient technique is through fluorescence, referring to the response chlorophyll molecules have to specific wavelengths of light. The Turner Designs In-Vivo Cyclops-7 Chlorophyll Sensor uses this method test chlorophyll within phytoplankton... Read more Posted in Sensors and Technology Also tagged Cyclops-7, Product Spotlight, sensor, Turner Designs Leave a comment
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Product Spotlight: Turner Designs C3 Submersible Fluorometer
| Housing up to three optical sensors within a single system, Turner Designs’ C3 Submersible Fluorometer has the ability to simultaneously collect data on multiple water quality parameters. The C3’s fast sampling rate, integrated pressure sensor, and large internal memory that stores up to 480,000 data points allow users to.. Read more Posted in Sensors and Technology Also tagged blue-green algae, CDOM, Crude oil, fluorescein dye, fluorometer, Phycocyanin, Phycoerythrin, Product Spotlight, refined fuels, Rhodamine dye, sensor, turbidity, Turner Designs Leave a comment
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Product Spotlight: YSI 6600 V2 Multi-Parameter Water Quality Sonde
| YSI’s 6600 V2 sonde represents a comprehensive water quality monitoring system capable of withstanding extended deployments in even high-fouling waters. Five versions of the 6600 V2 are available, each measuring a different combination of temperature, conductivity, depth or level, and ph/ORP. Two or four optical ports accommodate.. Read more Posted in Sensors and Technology Also tagged blue-green algae, conductivity, depth, dissolved oxygen, level, multi-parameter water quality sonde, ORP, pH, Product Spotlight, rhodamine, temperature, turbidity, YSI Leave a comment
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BP uses new water quality monitoring technology in response to the Gulf oil spill
| BP is using an advanced array of monitoring technology to asses the residual effects on water quality from the oil pipeline leak in the Gulf of Mexico. An autonomous watercraft called the Wave Glider is equipped with satellite telemetry; nine optical water quality sensors, including those for detecting chlorophyll, colored dissolved.. Read more Posted in Sensors and Technology, Water Quality Also tagged acoustic sensor, CDOM, Crude oil, Gulf of Mexico, satellite telemetry Leave a comment
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