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amocorro commented on How to search the EPA website for air pollutants by industry 3 months ago

@jjcreedon - sounds like it could make a great OpenHour subject in 2021! Would you mind sending t...

amocorro commented on Benzene Air Monitors For Fenceline Communities 3 months ago

@amocorro awards a barnstar to MsSema for their awesome contribution!

jjcreedon commented on How to search the EPA website for air pollutants by industry 3 months ago

Id love to see a webinar specifically on this subject.. teaching community folks how to use these...

jjcreedon commented on Empowering People to Act on Air Pollution 3 months ago

Great video and explanation of how to use the bucket.. However, even though the bucket is inexpen...

webbhm commented on I am interested in testing local water quality myself in river. Where can I start? 3 months ago

I suggest you start with these two resources, and see where they lead you: https://acwi.gov/monit...

amocorro commented on I am interested in testing local water quality myself in river. Where can I start? 3 months ago

@webbhm do you have a general resource link we could share? I know there are informational River ...

mutski commented on Make a lightweight camera rig from corrugated plastic or cardboard 3 months ago

Hi Warren. I am interested in your kite-mapping camera rig for mobius or gopro, made from corruga...

amocorro commented on How can I identify where plastic manufacturing or processing industries and companies are located in my (1) region, (2) state, and/or (3) at county levels? 3 months ago

Definitely going to look into those other [orange] locations just over yonder in Fife and Milton ...

bhamster commented on How can I identify where plastic manufacturing or processing industries and companies are located in my (1) region, (2) state, and/or (3) at county levels? 3 months ago

Using @eustatic's tip on the NAICS code for plastic, this map and facilities list comes up for Pi...

tumakin commented on Counter-intuitive NDVI values in drought-stressed plants? (RPi NoIR v.2 with a red filter and artificial lighting) 3 months ago

"Otherwise it would be a classic case of P-hacking." - I was thinking something along these lines...

juavito47 commented on Infrared Insect Microscopy 3 months ago

Hi, could I use this approach to detect insect pest on crop fields? My idea is to use drones to m...

jjcreedon commented on Testing for Contaminants in Garden Soil 3 months ago

Thanks for this info.. some very good points and ideas. This case study relies on government agen...

liz commented on I am interested in testing local water quality myself in river. Where can I start? 3 months ago

Thanks @robertlread ! This is a great guide. I left a question on your Google Doc.

amocorro commented on Bucket Successes 3 months ago

@amocorro awards a barnstar to A_SCH for their awesome contribution!

jjcreedon commented on How do you choose where to take soil samples when concerned about leaching of contaminants from a landfill? 4 months ago

It's important to do some of your own research about the landfill ahead of time.. what kind of co...

mfb commented on NDVI Drone Mapping Research 4 months ago

Hello again  I’m currently investigating the possibility of flying a very lightweight IR camera ...

kgradow1 commented on Can a phone app be used to measure for chemical air pollutants? 4 months ago

This resources has links to a bunch of community-based air sensors that the EPA has evaluated. I...

kgradow1 commented on Can a phone app be used to measure for chemical air pollutants? 4 months ago

There are a number of phone apps available for odor logging and you can probably also download an...

kgradow1 commented on Has anyone here ever used the Environmental Response Management Application (ERMA) for organizing around an environmental concern? 4 months ago

Following.

kgradow1 commented on How do you choose where to take soil samples when concerned about leaching of contaminants from a landfill? 4 months ago

@jjcreedon

kgradow1 commented on How do you choose where to take soil samples when concerned about leaching of contaminants from a landfill? 4 months ago

Here is a good resource for soil. https://sfa.terc.edu/materials/pdfs/SfA_SoilGuide.pdf

kgradow1 commented on Testing for Contaminants in Garden Soil 4 months ago

@jjcreedon also this is a great resource for soil: https://sfa.terc.edu/materials/pdfs/SfA_SoilGu...

kgradow1 commented on Where can I get Hilton Kelly bucktes? 4 months ago

Hi @Stevenlee, we don't expect to have this up in the store until mid-December at the earliest, m...

jjcreedon commented on Where can I get Hilton Kelly bucktes? 4 months ago

remember the buckets only test for VOC's.. what is your concern? What is the source of the pollut...

amocorro commented on Testing for Contaminants in Garden Soil 4 months ago

@ngocthuyluu Public Lab had discussions around this about a year ago with some Texas communities....

amocorro commented on How do you choose where to take soil samples when concerned about leaching of contaminants from a landfill? 4 months ago

@stevie any ideas regarding landfill community work we've done in the past?

amocorro commented on Is there a way to use ground-proximity data to do terrain mapping via kite/balloon mapping? 4 months ago

@warren @eustatic - know anyone that would be able to answer this question? Neat tool @mimiss!

liz commented on Public Lab virtual event on all things microplastics 4 months ago

I will be attending!

amocorro commented on Can a phone app be used to measure for chemical air pollutants? 4 months ago

@bhamster @mimiss @eustatic come across any you can share on this thread?

amocorro commented on How can I identify where plastic manufacturing or processing industries and companies are located in my (1) region, (2) state, and/or (3) at county levels? 4 months ago

This is a gem of information everyone! Sincerely appreciate you all for replying! Tip-offs have b...