Sampling
activity:sampling

Taking samples is a key technique in environmental monitoring. Sample collection, when done well, can be cheap, numerous samples can be taken, and many people can participate in sample collection. Lead image from @warren's [work](https://publiclab.org/notes/warren/03-25-2019/water-sampling-workshop-with-a-mega-coqui-kit-with-one-cranston) ## Types of sampling Not all of these types of sampling have pages yet, but we are working together to collect these resources, so please help by editing this page: * [Water sampling](/wiki/water-sampling) * [Soil sampling](/wiki/soil-sampling) * [Air sampling](/wiki/air-sampling) * [Dust sampling](/wiki/dust-sampling) * [Spectrometry sampling](/wiki/spectrometry-sampling) Please add other types of sampling here as well. ## Questions Ask and answer general questions about sampling: [questions:sampling] ...


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MadTinker "We take two different samples: one sample is used for local chemistry analysis (alkalinity, pH, hardness, ...). That sample is collected typically ..." | Read more » about 4 years ago
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stevie "Thanks @MadTinker! Question for you - The sample bottles I found here are a little smaller than ones I've used in the past, and the ones suggested ..." | Read more » about 4 years ago
MadTinker "Nice explanation. I do this a few times a month and this is the same procedure accepted in Colorado. The one minor difference is the option to use ..." | Read more » about 4 years ago
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gretchengehrke "Here's another resource for soil sampling procedures: https://archive.epa.gov/region9/toxic/web/pdf/ee-soilsampling-sop-env-3-13.pdf. " | Read more » about 6 years ago
warren "Also, we're very interested in turbidity measurements -- there's a lot coming together here: https://publiclab.org/wiki/turbidity and this seems li..." | Read more » over 6 years ago
warren "Wow, just going through this, it's amazing. Would you be willing to repost your blog in full so folks could reproduce the steps on the site here? L..." | Read more » over 6 years ago
warren "Some questions I have: How important (and for what types of sampling) is refrigeration? How quickly do different types of samples have to be shipp..." | Read more » over 6 years ago
jakemartin "A L2F is a light to frequency converter. This would work for any fluorescing oils such as crude oil. To distinguish them you would need to look a..." | Read more » over 7 years ago
warren "Wow, this sounds very cool! What's an L2F detector? Would this work for other fluorescing oils and would it be likely to be able to distinguish the..." | Read more » over 7 years ago