{"id":244,"date":"2019-03-14T19:08:58","date_gmt":"2019-03-14T19:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/clonet\/?page_id=244"},"modified":"2022-08-02T15:27:47","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T15:27:47","slug":"sampling","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/clonet\/sampling\/","title":{"rendered":"CLONet Sampling General Protocols"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>These are best practices that we ask you try to stick to as much as possible. Work in pairs to make work more efficient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Store your kits in a place where they won\u2019t get over heated (please don\u2019t leave in your car).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of the kits\/gear come with directions that are pretty good. Read these for details on individual kits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Sample from the same spot and at the same time of day each time <ul><li>Jan \u2013 Mar: 1 sample every two weeks<\/li><li>April \u2013 Oct: 1 sample per week<\/li><li>Nov \u2013 Dec: 1 sample every 2 weeks <\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>A good sampling spot will include easily reachable water, deeper than 1 foot, with some space to work in nearby (shade is good)<\/li><li>Water sample for dissolved oxygen should be taken directly from lake according to directions <ul><li>This procedure takes a while. One person can get this started while the other moves on to step #4 <\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>When collecting water for sampling with the big, brown bottle, always fill bottle, empty, and then re-fill with new water.<\/li><li>Measure conductivity and temperature first (immediately after sampling), then nitrate, ammonia, phosphate, and pH<\/li><li>The dissolved oxygen, ammonia, and nitrate kits produce hazardous waste (mercury, sodium azide, and cadmium, respectively). <ul><li>Please dispose of in WASTE container and contact us to pick up when it\u2019s near full. <\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Rinse anything you used with water squirt bottle<\/li><li>All data may be directly input online at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/clonet\/field-data\/\">www.monmouth.edu\/clonet\/field-data\/<\/a>. This is recommended but there are also paper data sheets that can then be transferred to the online database. <strong>Ultimately, all data must go to the webpage, please.<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n<div><span id=\"expander-244\"><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-grey-background-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"resources-amp-downloads\"><strong>Resources &amp; Downloads<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/clonet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/721\/2021\/09\/clonet_data_9.9.21.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View results of sampling<\/a> as of September 2021<\/strong> (XLS, 133KB)<\/li><li><strong>Slides from 2020 CLONet Workshop<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/clonet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/721\/2020\/12\/Adolf_CLONet_Nov-2020.pdf\">Jason Adolf<\/a> (PDF, 3 MB) | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/clonet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/721\/2020\/12\/Conlon-CLONet-2020-Workshop.pdf\">Erin Conlon<\/a> (PDF, 2 MB)<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/clonet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/721\/2019\/11\/CLONet_season1.pdf\">Dr. Jason Adolf presentation<\/a> from 11\/1\/19 CLONet Workshop<\/strong> (PDF, 7 MB)<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/clonet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/721\/2019\/11\/CLONet-Fall-meeting-stats.pdf\">Dr. Thomas Herrington presentation<\/a> from 11\/1\/19 CLONet Workshop<\/strong> (PPT, 1 MB)<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/clonet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/721\/2019\/07\/CLONet-Citizen-Science-Checkup_July-23-2019.pdf\">Citizen Science Checkup Report<\/a>, July 2019<\/strong> (PDF, 500KB)<\/li><li><strong>Download our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/clonet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/721\/2019\/06\/Water-Quality-Test-Kits.pdf\">Water Quality Test Kits<\/a> fact sheet<\/strong> (PDF, 630KB)<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These are best practices that we ask you try to stick to as much as possible. 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