Merrymeeting Bay / Kennebec Estuary Research Program (Bowdoin)
Data
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| Data Logger at Crystal Springs Farm |
Geology Professor Peter Lea with Data Logger at Crystal Springs Farm | Data Logger at Crystal Springs Farm |
Lab Instrumentation
The Shimadzu carbon analyzer provides TOC, DOC and TN data for water samples collected in Merrymeeting Bay. The Lachat analyzes water samples for Total Phosphorus, Orthophosphate, Silica, Nitrate+Nitrtite and Ammonia.
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| Shimadzu TOC-V Carbon Analyzer with Total Nitrogen Module | Lachat QuikChem FIA+ |
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| Above is an example of TOC and ammonia data collected along the Lower Kennebec River by honors student Chrissy Souther. | |
Field Instrumentation
The YSI Sonde is a multiparameter monitoring system that provides both continuous and discrete water samples in the field. Information such as temperature, salinity, ph, turbidity, dissolved oxygen and chlorophyll are collected from the side of a boat at various sites in the bay.
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| YSI Sonde |
