Collaboration in Lake Water Quality Monitoring Bob R. Pohlad
Carolyn L. Thomas
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Smith Mountain Lake, VA Photo By: Bob Pohlad
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EREN Ecologists and Students and Citizen Scientists
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Smith Mountain Lake Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Program
Sponsoring Organizations Smith Mountain Lake Association Ferrum
College Appalachian Power Company Virginia Department of
Environmental Quality Western Virginia Water Authority Bedford,
Franklin & Pittsylvania Counties Tri County Lake Administrative
Commission
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Annual Reports Since 1987
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Involvement Levels Basic Turbidity with Secchi Disk readings
and temperature Intermediate Algal and Bacterial Sampling Advanced
Chemical Analysis for Trophic State Index Total Phosphorus
Chlorophyll-a Secchi Depth
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Involvement Levels Basic Temperature and Turbidity with Secchi
Disk readings
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Involvement Levels Intermediate Algal Population Sampling
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Involvement Levels Intermediate Bacterial Population
Sampling
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Involvement Levels Advanced - Trophic Status A.Trophic State
Index (TSI) 1.Total Phosphorus 2.Chlorophyll-a 3.Secchi Depth
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Involvement Levels Advanced - Trophic Status B. Depth Profile
1.Dissolved Oxygen 2.Temperature 3.pH?
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Volunteer Monitoring Sampling Equipment for Chlorophyll-a
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Integrated Water Sampling Technique Chlorophyll-a
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Chlorophyll-a Analysis
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In Situ Troll Probe and Rugged Reader - Dissolved Oxygen