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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| bbutler | "Sorry for the confusion Stevie, I rewrote my question/post a couple times and accidentally left out that I'm referring to a resident located in San..." | Read more » | about 7 years ago | |||
| stevie | "Hi there, just to make sure, is this Houston area? There's also a Hunters Point in the San Francisco area. Thanks! " | Read more » | about 7 years ago | |||
| warren | "Re: responses written with @gretchengehrke and others as part of DIY Oil Testing Questions: According to the Surfrider group, which sent many oil ..." | Read more » | about 7 years ago | |||
| liz | "Upstate New York has learned the hard way about soil toxicity: after winning a court battle against Tonawanda Coke, this community science group is..." | Read more » | about 7 years ago | |||
| warren | "Via @shannon, the Louisiana Bucket Brigade (LABB) posted this: LABB quick report on the need for soil sampling post-Katrina: http://labucketbrigad..." | Read more » | about 7 years ago | |||
| warren | "@eustatic mentioned the segment on soil sampling in the Oil Testing Booklet we did: https://publiclab.org/wiki/diy-oil-testing-questions#Collect+a+..." | Read more » | about 7 years ago |