- Monitoring Parameters
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Water
quality in the river is being measured using a YSI 6600
V2-4 sonde connected to a NexSens 3100 iSIC datalogger
equipped with cellular telemetry.
The sondes measure the following parameters every 5 minutes:
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Water temperature (Temp, °C)
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Specific conductance (Sp Cond, uS/cm - measure of
total dissolved salts in the water)
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Depth (meters)
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pH
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Oxidation-Reduction potential (ORP, mV)
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Turbidity (Turb+, NTU - a measure of water clarity,
high numbers mean less clear)
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Chlorophyll (ug/L - a measure of algae in the water
column)
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% saturation of dissolved oxygen (ODOSat - proportion
of oxygen in water relative to amount if saturated)
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Dissolved oxygen concentration (ODO, mg/L)
- Battery life (Bat)
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- EcoAnalysts,
Inc.
Michael Bilger, aquatic ecologist
- Susquehanna
University
Dr. Jack Holt, aquatic ecologist
Dr. Ahmed Lachhab, hydrologist - Bloomsburg
University
Dr. Steven Rier, aquatic ecologist
Dr. Cynthia Venn, aqueous geochemist
Dr. Chris Hallen, analytical chemist - King's
College
Dr. Brian Mangan, aquatic ecologist
- Lycoming
College
Dr. Mel Zimmerman, aquatic ecologist
Dr. Peter Petokas, aquatic ecologist - Bucknell
University
Dr. Matt McTammany, aquatic ecologist
Dr. Benjamin Hayes, fluvial geomorphologist
Dr. Craig Kochel, fluvial geomorphologist
Research is focusing on water chemistry and temperature, sediment loads and physical habitat, and biota (algae, benthic macroinvertebrates, and fish) in the Susquehanna River and selected tributaries in central PA.
Water quality and flow data are currently being collected on the West Branch Susquehanna River near Milton, the North Branch Susquehanna River near Danville, and the Susquehanna River Confluence near Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania.