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liz commented on Call on Monitoring for Microplastics 19 days ago

Agree, and will mention that the BabyLegs technologists have identified that 3d printed plastic t...

stevie commented on Call on Monitoring for Microplastics 23 days ago

Great question! My first thought would be no, you shouldn't be loosing plastic pieces from the bo...

Ag8n commented on Updated list of EPA TO methods? 23 days ago

I'm not an expert on the EPA. But I do have extensive experience in the medical device field. In...

Grace_Schwartz commented on Call on Monitoring for Microplastics 23 days ago

I'm interested in deploying Baby Legs as a part of a chemistry lab this Fall. I'm curious--do any...

kgradow1 commented on Correcting the colour of the Pi Camera image 24 days ago

Yay!!! Thank you for posting this, this is super helpful.

jerdasmeltzer commented on Call on Monitoring for Microplastics 24 days ago

Yes! Very interested! Brief history: I was a scientist (hydrogeology and geochemistry with a ba...

bhamster commented on Hello from Public Lab's new Research Coordinator 26 days ago

Thanks so much, @kgradow1, likewise!

kgradow1 commented on Hello from Public Lab's new Research Coordinator 26 days ago

Welcome Jeanette! Sounds like you have been up to some pretty fabulous things, looking forward ...

liz commented on kite for aerial photography 27 days ago

This is a really cool kite, and your documentation on attaching a camera is also great. Have you ...

liz commented on What do I need to know before collecting soil for the Hanby soil testing kit? 27 days ago

Thank you @joyofsoy! @CherokeeConcernedCitizens, what other questions are you wondering about? Se...

liz commented on Hello from Public Lab's new Research Coordinator 27 days ago

Welcome @bhamster! Absolutely great to have you on the team.

joyofsoy commented on What do I need to know before collecting soil for the Hanby soil testing kit? 27 days ago

Not sure if you've seen some resources that were posted here: https://publiclab.org/n/18505 From...

liz commented on How do you write and post in the public lab community? Asking for our developers! 27 days ago

If too much time passes from when i begin a draft note to when i can return to it, finding that d...

liz commented on A Timeline for June 10th Climate Rain 27 days ago

Thank you for this narrative of this "climate rain by Exxon" disaster, @eustatic. It sounds like ...

stevie commented on Why does my coqui not change frequency in salt water anymore? 27 days ago

Got it. I've had this coqui for about three years. I've used it probably 5 times. I didn't reali...

silentsairam commented on Why does my coqui not change frequency in salt water anymore? 27 days ago

@stevie : 1. 555 timer lifetime is close to 1000 hours with/without battery. 2. If the same elec...

unlimitediq2001 commented on Use 3-D glasses to modify a camera for infrared 28 days ago

Wow that's cool if I put an IR Illuminator infront of my camera and solder it to a 9volt battery ...

cfastie commented on What's the relationship between temp and dewpoint? 29 days ago

Dew point is a function of both temperature and how much moisture is in the air (humidity). In th...

kgradow1 commented on Gathering rain data from weather underground about 1 month ago

I did this! It looks like the site has been updated. I wasn't able to do a custom search and I...

eustatic commented on How to search the EPA website for air pollutants by industry about 1 month ago

So, I'm new to air. i used the Emergency Response Mapping Application a lot. There's a lot of ge...

warren commented on GSOC 2020 Week 5 (coding Period Week-1)@Spam Management Dashboard about 1 month ago

Awesome work! I left some detailed feedback on your PRs! Thank you!!!!

eustatic commented on What are ways to monitor for oil and gas spills on private property? about 1 month ago

Since March 13, companies don't have to report spills during COVID19, so, I am sure. Odor report...

eustatic commented on Can we use a Purple Air through a VPN? about 1 month ago

Hello! By instinct, I was doing what was recommended already. I think it has worked. We've had ...

eustatic commented on Do we need instrumentation-grade steel for an air intake valve? about 1 month ago

Ha! @kgradow1 so Check your community members' HVAC system. if the brass or other metal coupli...

eustatic commented on Can we add a 2um filter to the bucket monitor to capture particulates? about 1 month ago

It seems like a big hassle to 1) regulate the airflow over 24 hours 2) confirm! that you have re...

liz commented on Why we see red image when using blue filter? about 1 month ago

Hi @wangmeising97 , i think the key is to go outside to take your pictures -- you need all that i...

DavidMack commented on How to search the EPA website for air pollutants by industry about 1 month ago

Sure, also for estimating emissions, see EPA AP-42 emission factors: https://www.epa.gov/air-emi...

kgradow1 commented on How to search the EPA website for air pollutants by industry about 1 month ago

This is pretty much exactly what I was hoping would happen when I posted this thread :). Thank y...

DavidMack commented on How to search the EPA website for air pollutants by industry about 1 month ago

You can look up the actual reported emissions from many facilities using the EPA National Emissio...

guolivar commented on Is the Purple Air sensor an EPA-validated tool? about 1 month ago

Short answer is NO ... longer answer is still no but with some reasons behind. In general the EP...