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Sound Citizen Water Quality Monitoring

Sound Citizen water quality monitoring--PTMSC volunteers take water samples with kits and water analysis provided by University of Washington’s Dr. Rick Keil.  This is a Puget Sound wide project. 

 

Goal:  The SoundCitizen program investigates the connection between land and sea, specifically between the urban landscapes of Western Washington State and the marine waters of Puget Sound.  Currently, Dr.Rick Keil of UW is investigating the types of cooking spices found in our local waters and using these compounds to determine the connected nature between our kitchens and Puget Sound.  We can provide scientific 'kits' to interested parties and then study the effects of human activity on our local waters.  If you would like to collect samples, please click on the

 

Number of PTMSC Volunteers:  Varies

Is project open to new volunteers:  Yes; contact Jean Walat, PTMSC Volunteer and Citizen Science Coordinator, to get  a sample kit and instructions or contact Request a Kit at the SoundCitizen website.

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