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Public Lab's community collaboratively develops many different DIY environmental monitoring and advocacy methods.

Browse them here and learn how to get involved.

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Photo Sharing
  • Last Edited: last edit by xose
  • about 2 years ago
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    Water Sampling
  • Last Edited: last edit by warren
  • about 2 years ago
  • Total Views: 31 views
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    Soil Sampling
  • Last Edited: last edit by warren
  • about 2 years ago
  • Total Views: 16 views
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    Riffle: an Open Source Water Monitoring Approach
  • Last Edited: last edit by stevie
  • about 2 years ago
  • Total Views: 25,532 views
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    Microscopes
  • Last Edited: last edit by warren
  • about 2 years ago
  • Total Views: 146 views
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    Spectrometry
  • Last Edited: last edit by warren
  • about 2 years ago
  • Total Views: 5,258 views
  • Total Likes: 6

  • 21 activities  
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    Host an event
  • Last Edited: last edit by stevie
  • about 2 years ago
  • Total Views: 146 views
  • Total Likes: 2

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    Data Logging
  • Last Edited: last edit by warren
  • over 2 years ago
  • Total Views: 257 views
  • Total Likes: 4

  • 8 activities  
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    Stormwater Monitoring
  • Last Edited: last edit by stevie
  • over 2 years ago
  • Total Views: 253 views
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    Photo Monitoring
  • Last Edited: last edit by stevie
  • over 2 years ago
  • Total Views: 735 views
  • Total Likes: 2

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    Water Sensors
  • Last Edited: last edit by stevie
  • over 2 years ago
  • Total Views: 266 views
  • Total Likes: 3

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    Sensor enclosures
  • Last Edited: last edit by stevie
  • over 2 years ago
  • Total Views: 112 views
  • Total Likes: 1

  • 6 activities  
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    Timelapse Kit
  • Last Edited: last edit by warren
  • over 2 years ago
  • Total Views: 2,166 views
  • Total Likes: 1

  • 11 activities  
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    Guides
  • Last Edited: last edit by warren
  • over 2 years ago
  • Total Views: 22,191 views
  • Total Likes: 4

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    Balloon & Kite Mapping
  • Last Edited: last edit by warren
  • over 2 years ago
  • Total Views: 2,520 views
  • Total Likes: 5

  • 12 activities  
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    Nano Data Logger
  • Last Edited: last edit by cfastie
  • over 2 years ago
  • Total Views: 218 views
  • Total Likes: 3

  • 5 activities  
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    DIY Indoor Air Remediation Kit
  • Last Edited: last edit by warren
  • over 2 years ago
  • Total Views: 529 views
  • Total Likes: 7

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    BioBroth Bubbler
  • Last Edited: last edit by warren
  • over 2 years ago
  • Total Views: 119 views
  • Total Likes: 1

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    Creating a Media Campaign
  • Last Edited: last edit by xose
  • over 2 years ago
  • Total Views: 90 views
  • Total Likes: 3

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    Fido - The Raspberry Pi based Temperature Alarm that sends text messages
  • Last Edited: last edit by rjstatic
  • over 2 years ago
  • Total Views: 8,523 views
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    Potentiostat
  • Last Edited: last edit by dwheeler
  • over 2 years ago
  • Total Views: 27,912 views
  • Total Likes: 11

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    Site Survey
  • Last Edited: last edit by stevie
  • over 2 years ago
  • Total Views: 174 views
  • Total Likes: 3

  • 10 activities  
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    KAPtery Aerial Rigs
  • Last Edited: last edit by cfastie
  • over 2 years ago
  • Total Views: 4,810 views
  • Total Likes: 5

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    Public Comment
  • Last Edited: last edit by stevie
  • over 2 years ago
  • Total Views: 489 views
  • Total Likes: 6

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    Aerial Photography
  • Last Edited: last edit by liz
  • over 2 years ago
  • Total Views: 402 views
  • Total Likes: 3

  • 13 activities  
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    Coqui
  • Last Edited: last edit by warren
  • over 2 years ago
  • Total Views: 514 views
  • Total Likes: 9

  • 10 activities  
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    Mãe d'Água
  • Last Edited: last edit by vjpixel
  • over 2 years ago
  • Total Views: 355 views
  • Total Likes: 6

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    WebJack
  • Last Edited: last edit by warren
  • almost 3 years ago
  • Total Views: 538 views
  • Total Likes: 2

  • 4 activities  
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    Multispectral imaging
  • Last Edited: last edit by warren
  • about 3 years ago
  • Total Views: 1,156 views
  • Total Likes: 7

  • 22 activities  
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    Conducting a Literature Review
  • Last Edited: last edit by gretchengehrke
  • about 3 years ago
  • Total Views: 375 views
  • Total Likes: 1

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    Conducting and Writing a Health Effects Literature Review
  • Last Edited: last edit by gretchengehrke
  • about 3 years ago
  • Total Views: 302 views
  • Total Likes: 0

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    Start an Environmental Monitoring Study
  • Last Edited: last edit by mathew
  • over 3 years ago
  • Total Views: 843 views
  • Total Likes: 3

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    Refinery Watching
  • Last Edited: last edit by warren
  • almost 4 years ago
  • Total Views: 11,353 views
  • Total Likes: 6

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    Thermal photography
  • Last Edited: last edit by sara
  • about 4 years ago
  • Total Views: 617 views
  • Total Likes: 5

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    DustDuino
  • Last Edited: last edit by willie
  • about 4 years ago
  • Total Views: 27,084 views
  • Total Likes: 75

  • 2 activities  
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    Pole Mapping
  • Last Edited: last edit by natalie
  • over 4 years ago
  • Total Views: 6,758 views
  • Total Likes: 0

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    Gardening Toolkit
  • Last Edited: last edit by warren
  • over 4 years ago
  • Total Views: 206 views
  • Total Likes: 5

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    Roomba Indoor Air Quality Monitoring
  • Last Edited: last edit by Shannon
  • over 4 years ago
  • Total Views: 1,436,954 views
  • Total Likes: 7

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    Hydrogen Sulfide Sensing
  • Last Edited: last edit by HannahJane
  • about 5 years ago
  • Total Views: 25,985 views
  • Total Likes: 2

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    Particle Sensing
  • Last Edited: last edit by DavidMack
  • about 5 years ago
  • Total Views: 542 views
  • Total Likes: 4

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    Water Quality Sensor
  • Last Edited: last edit by Dana
  • about 6 years ago
  • Total Views: 38,934 views
  • Total Likes: 2

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    Air Column Monitor
  • Last Edited: last edit by liz
  • over 6 years ago
  • Total Views: 10,838 views
  • Total Likes: 1

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    Portable Energy Scavenging Kit
  • Last Edited: last edit by donblair
  • almost 7 years ago
  • Total Views: 7,577 views
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    Home Testing for Endocrine Disruptors
  • Last Edited: last edit by liz
  • about 7 years ago
  • Total Views: 23,231 views
  • Total Likes: 4

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    Balloon Telemetry Kit
  • Last Edited: last edit by mathew
  • about 7 years ago
  • Total Views: 18,105 views
  • Total Likes: 2

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    Kite-Balloon Hybrid
  • Last Edited: last edit by mathew
  • about 7 years ago
  • Total Views: 45,025 views
  • Total Likes: 2

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    Stereo Camera
  • Last Edited: last edit by mathew
  • about 7 years ago
  • Total Views: 17,819 views
  • Total Likes: 4

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