Citizen Scientists Contribute to Real-Time Monitoring of Lake Water Quality Using 3D Printed Mini Secchi Disks
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Citizen science aims to mobilise the general public, motivated by curiosity, collect scientific data and contribute advancement of knowledge. In this article, we describe a citizen network that has been developed assess water quality in 100 km long tropical lake-estuarine system (Vembanad Lake), which directly or indirectly influences livelihood around 1.6 million people. Deterioration lake resulted frequent outbreaks water-associated diseases, leading morbidity occasionally, mortality. Water colour clarity are easily measurable can be used study quality. Continuous observations on relevant spatial temporal scales generate maps for identifying areas turbid eutrophic. A scientists was established with support students from 16 colleges affiliated three universities Kerala (India) research institutions, stakeholders such as houseboat owners, non-government organisations (NGOs), regular commuters, inland fishermen, others residing vicinity Vembanad Lake keen contribute. Mini Secchi disks, Forel-Ule scale stickers, were measure water. mobile application, named “TurbAqua,” easy transmission near-real time. - situ check subset observations. We highlight major economic benefits network, voluntarily monitoring at low cost, increased potential sustainable term. The validate satellite products provide information natural anthropogenic events impacting lake. Citizens provided tools make their own judgement they use, helping toward Sustainable Development Goal 6 clean highlights world-wide application similar citizen-science initiatives, using simple generating long-term time series sets, may also help monitor climate change.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in water
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2624-9375']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/frwa.2021.662142