Rivers, oceans, lakes, aquifers, groundwater, stormwater, urban canals, underground streams, estuaries, and more -- we are passionate about water quality! This page will help you find resources to explore the waterbodies you care about, and connect with other people who have the same interests: ### Questions on Water Quality: [questions:water-quality] **** ## Monitoring * [Water sampling](/water-sampling) * [Water sensors](/water-sensors) * Posts on #water-monitoring * Posts on #water-testing * Posts on #reagents ## Water quality parameters Read about different water quality parameters here, including pH, nitrogen, conductivity, temperature, ORP and turbidity: * https://publiclab.org/common-water-contaminants Also see this overview of 7 ways to monitorn water quality: * https://publiclab.org/notes/anngneal/12-08-2017/7-ways-to-measure-monitor-and-evaluate-water-quality ## Groups and projects working on water quality issues: [wikis:project:water-quality] **** ## Water quality related pages [wikis:parent:water-quality] **** ## Activities [activities:water-quality]...
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| Ag8n | "Thank you for the question. To answer this, you will have to go where no man has gone before. There are a number of concerns. For example, cdom..." | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| liz | "Hi @GreenHunan , do you have any updated statistics on your amazing volunteer community? Would love to hear! Thank you. " | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| liz | "This is inspiring, thank you for bringing attention to this! " | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| zengirl2 | "Whoah, my first! So exciting. :) " | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| liz | "I have heard that in China the turbidity standards in rural areas permit up to 3x more turbidity than in cities -- is this correct, and is there a ..." | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| warren | "@gilbert has compiled some more information on this over here: https://publiclab.org/notes/gilbert/09-22-2017/turbidity-mesurement-methods-regulati..." | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| warren | "If you have links to regulations or explanations of how they work, please chime in! " | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| warren | "@gilbert posted some resources on turbidity regulations (although it focuses more on methods to measure turbidity) on this page: https://publiclab..." | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| warren | "@warren awards a barnstar to Zengirl2 for their awesome contribution! " | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| stevie | "Thanks for posting! Just adding in some text and a link I gathered from a chat with @ChristianWagley "Every time we have heavy rain the bayou turns..." | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| EdMallon | "I try to keep the blog tightly focused on the logger build details. But this year, I felt that I had to say something a bit more pointed about the ..." | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| Ag8n | "Very interesting article. Thank you for posting it. Could you give more details on the turbidimeter you have developed? Regards " | Read more » | about 7 years ago | |||
| EdMallon | "Like a great Hollywood franchise I finally released the prequel to that "Configuring I2C Sensors" post from a few months ago: Adding Sensors to an..." | Read more » | about 7 years ago | |||
| kgradow1 | "How big are the particles? I know very little about microplastics but I found this great reference sheet: http://www.ccb.se/documents/Postkod201..." | Read more » | about 7 years ago | |||
| warren | "@maxliboiron would know! https://civiclaboratory.nl/category/technologies/ I wonder what microns per pixel resolution is needed? " | Read more » | about 7 years ago | |||
| MadTinker | "I would add the following: alkalinity, hardness, and perhaps ORP " | Read more » | about 7 years ago | |||
| warren | "There are also a number of resources on turbidity monitoring -- DIY and otherwise, here: https://publiclab.org/wiki/turbidity " | Read more » | about 7 years ago | |||
| warren | "There's also this post by @shanlter which could be helpful? https://publiclab.org/notes/shanlter/12-17-2015/waterfilter-kits-for-rural-chinese I ..." | Read more » | about 7 years ago | |||
| incaking | "/* Ph And Temperature Sensing Sample Code * ph meter sensor data reading * real time temperature monitoring Hardware List * 18B20 temperature s..." | Read more » | about 7 years ago | |||
| shanlter | "@shanlter awards a barnstar to incaking for their awesome contribution! " | Read more » | about 7 years ago | |||
| shanlter | "thanks! @incaking!!! 非常详细的说明文档~！ 你可以把arduino的程序链接也上传一下吗？ " | Read more » | about 7 years ago | |||
| zengirl2 | "Looks like it retails for about $2,500. Here is the description and manual for it: http://metone.com/indoor-controlled-environments/controlled-envi..." | Read more » | about 7 years ago | |||
| warren | "Ah! do you have a link and price for this? I'd be interested in whether there is online support material and/or trainings, or even youtube videos o..." | Read more » | about 7 years ago | |||
| zengirl2 | "One example would be an air monitor like HW Metone GT 321 Particle Counter. I know one of our community members is using this for readings. " | Read more » | about 7 years ago |