For H2S test in Bayou Savage, Louisiana 6.23.12 Developed by Sara and Shannon
Prep of canisters- cut strips in a dark room- 1 inch in length, putting circular dot on one side of the strip- put strip into film negative canister
Put a dot on the top of the canister
aerial map of the site, take photos of the canisters as we put them out- use Rhus to map onto the balloon map
Need to look up Rhus software to see if it needs to go on phone. Can also make crude map detailing the three rings
For the canisters- how to have airflow and keep the strips dark- drill holes through tubes and then duct tape when sample is complete
To test whether light is making a difference or not- top off, one hole, four holes- test this on the site
Rings- 10 feet deep- darkening in ones that are closest- which way H2S is primarily traveling- need to check wind direction- need some in a ring that will be outliers- where there won't be H2S
Try a couple of different heights- do this in a line- close to the point to midway to far away
Need to be able to mark a map in relation to where we leave the strips- mark by hand or via photoshop and hand drill, string/ties to twist tie them to reeds or other ground markers or stick them in the ground and see if they hold
Bring a computer out with photoshop to take aerial images- number all of the samples
Leave them overnight- 2days or so
Seal up holes for each of the sample somehow- collect in the same order that they were put out
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Background:
Here is a paper explaining how H2S inhibits root metabolism in different marsh plants, and speculates on the possible role of H2S in "waterlogging" type marsh dieback.
http://80-www.aslo.org/lo/toc/vol_35/issue_2/0399.pdf
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This doc is from Austrailia but has a nifty graphic on page 10.
http://www.clw.csiro.au/publications/science/2006/sr37-06.pdf
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Balloon failure--will post video of H2S strip installation
retrieval this week (ish)
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