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The Hilo Bay Water Quality Buoy: A New Community Resource
The University of Hawaii Hilo will deploy a water quality buoy in Hilo Bay that will provide water quality data for the region.
| What | Public Presentation |
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| When |
03-11-2010, 06:00 PM
03-11-2010, 07:30 PM
Thu Mar 11, 2010 from 06:00 pm to 07:30 pm |
| Where | Mokupapapa Discovery Center, 308 Kamehameha Avenue |
| Contact Name | Mary |
| Contact Phone | 969-3907 |
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The UHH will deploy a water quality buoy in Hilo Bay to provide continuous, real-time water quality data for the region. Data will be displayed and archived at a public website and will be accessible for research, management and education. Parameters measured include: Salinity -Temperature -Dissolved oxygen -Turbidity -Nitrate concentration - pH - Chl a (phytoplankton) - Phycoerythrin (phytoplankton)
This buoy is a resource for community members interested in environmental conservation and monitoring. Faculty and students at UH Hilo will maintain the buoy, but community involvement is needed to ensure the safety of the buoy in the water. The UHH is anxious to involve any interested groups in the buoy project.
Dr. Jason Adolf is an Assistant Professor in the Marine Science Dept. at UH Hilo. He is a phytoplankton ecologist who earned an M.S. from UH Manoa and a PhD from University of Maryland College Park.
Dr. Tracy Wiegner is an associate professor in the Marine Science Department at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. She is an expert on water quality and earned her B.S. from Cornell University and her Ph.D. from Rutgers University.