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In-Situ Environmental Articles
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Seattle Aquarium Prioritizes Animal Well-Being with Water Monitoring During Long-Distance Transport
Overview Marine animals coming to the Seattle Aquarium’s new Ocean Pavilion will benefit from real-time water quality data monitoring during their long-distance journeys. Challenge Ocean health is in peril, and the Seattle Aquarium is taking ...
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Profimeas Asks, “Can VuLink Withstand Winter in Finland?”
Overview A months-long deployment reveals how VuLink telemetry performs in extreme cold. Challenge Winter temperatures in northern Finland can regularly drop below -20 °C or -4 °F, which can be hard on water monitoring equipment deployed ...
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Solar-Powered Water Supply Systems Transmit Flow Data to the Cloud
Solar-Powered Water Supply Systems Transmit Flow Data to the Cloud Overview To monitor diversions used to provide water for livestock grazing in remote areas, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) needed a reliable, low-maintenance ...
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WRD Secures Sustainable Water Independence with Continuous Groundwater Monitoring
Overview A Southern California groundwater management agency is capitalizing on the latest remote water monitoring technology to simplify and expand access to continuous groundwater data used to ensure a sustainable water future for its service ...
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What to Consider Before You Commit to a Long-Term Monitoring Site
What to Consider Before You Commit to a Long-Term Monitoring Site Site selection is key to the success of your long-term water quality monitoring projects. And while it’s not always possible to find the perfect location for a deployment, ...
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Innovation, Speed and Proven Technology Secured Success for Piney Point Remediation Project
Overview When Nclear was called in to treat 250 million gallons of wastewater following a breach at the defunct Piney Point phosphate plant, they needed the right tools, including their own technologies for phosphorous and ammonia removal and ...
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Groundwater Depletion Alarms Officials in Punjab, India and Prompts Monitoring Program
Overview Concerns over groundwater supply in central Punjab and in the foothills of Kandi have prompted the Punjab Farmers and Farm Workers Commission, Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare to take action. In coordination ...
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Researchers Collect Critical Water Quality Data on Multiple Trips to Africa’s Okavango Delta
Overview As part of the National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project (NGOWP), researchers are using Aqua TROLLs to monitor water quality in the remote river basin, returning annually to collect baseline data with the goal of ...
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New Zealand Mussel Farm Uses Real-Time Salinity Monitoring to Reduce Impact of Harvesting Closures
Overview Westpac Mussels worked with IoT firm Adroit to deploy a data buoy equipped with the Aqua TROLL 500 to collect real-time salinity measurements. Live monitoring of salinity data helps the company ensure compliance while reducing ...
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In-Situ Brings Patented Tech to New Fluorometers — Interview with Product Manager Steve Sewell
As we get ready to roll out three new additions to our smart-sensor portfolio, we sat down with Product Manager Steve Sewell to talk about our new FDOM, Crude Oil and Fluorescein WT fluorometers. In-Situ: Steve, why was it ...
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Turbidity - How We Did Away with LED Drift
At In-Situ, our talented engineers spend their days figuring out how to help customers meet the challenges they face in the field. When we designed the Aqua TROLL Turbidity sensor, the research and optical engineering team working on ...
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Wastewater Plant Stays in Control with Nutrient Analysis System
Overview Denver uses ChemScan analyzers to monitor its centrate and RAS reaeration basin (CaRRB) process, ensuring nitrate and ammonia are reduced before mainstream aeration. Challenge The Denver Metro Wastewater Reclamation ...
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Stream Restoration Project also Recharges Groundwater and Revives Wetlands
Challenge The Bacon Ridge Branch Stream Restoration Project in Maryland presented multiple opportunities for the experts in stream and wetlands restoration at GreenVest, LLC. The streams on the Bacon Ridge Branch site were deeply incised. Historic ...
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Fish Hatchery Solves Mortality Issues with Real-Time Water Quality Data
Overview Tom Killingbeck of Arcadis recently put his problem-solving expertise to use devising a simple but effective water quality monitoring solution for an Ontario fish hatchery operated by a mining company. Challenge Since ...
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Exploring the Hydrological Impact of Abandoned Mines in Colorado
In 2015, three million gallons of water escaped the abandoned Gold King Mine near Silverton, Colorado, turning the Animas River orange and drawing national headlines as the contamination passed through Durango. Over time, the polluted ...
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Tampa Plant Reduces Operating Costs with Online Process Analyzers
OverviewTampa AWTP improves its efficiency by installing online process analyzers to monitor and control nitrification and denitrification processes. ChallengeThe Howard F. Curren Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant is Tampa's ...
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Wesleyan University Students Research Aquifer Recharge with Water Level Monitoring
Overview Wesleyan hydrology students used the Level TROLL 700 to monitor groundwater levels and perform slug tests to understand how climate change may impact aquifer recharge in the northeastern U.S. Challenge Students ...
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Milwaukee Plant Uses ChemScan Analyzers to Simplify Chloramination Monitoring
Overview Milwaukee Water Works uses ChemScan UV-2150/S Analyzers at two separate plants to monitor and control chloramination process without the need for multiple instruments. Challenge After a widespread outbreak of Cryptosporidium, ...
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Mini Sulfite Analyzer Continuously Monitors Dechlorination Residual
Overview UOSA Instrument Specialist Amanda Fromer uses a mini Sulfite analyzer for maintenance-free monitoring of sulfite residuals after dechlorination at a 54 MGD advanced wastewater treatment plant. Challenge The UOSA Water ...
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Florida WWTP Stays in Compliance and Wins Awards with ChemScan
Overview When the Plant City Water Reclamation Facility was upgraded for total nitrogen and total phosphorus removal and very stringent water-reuse standards, they also installed dual ChemScan Process Analyzers to maintain compliance with strict ...
