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Collaboration in Lake Water Quality Monitoring Bob R. Pohlad Carolyn L. Thomas

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Smith Mountain Lake, VA Photo By: Bob Pohlad

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EREN Ecologists and Students and Citizen Scientists

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Smith Mountain Lake Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Program Sponsoring Organizations Smith Mountain Lake Association Ferrum College Appalachian Power Company Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Western Virginia Water Authority Bedford, Franklin & Pittsylvania Counties Tri County Lake Administrative Commission

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Annual Reports Since 1987

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Involvement Levels Basic Turbidity with Secchi Disk readings and temperature Intermediate Algal and Bacterial Sampling Advanced Chemical Analysis for Trophic State Index Total Phosphorus Chlorophyll-a Secchi Depth

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Involvement Levels Basic Temperature and Turbidity with Secchi Disk readings

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Involvement Levels Intermediate Algal Population Sampling

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Involvement Levels Intermediate Bacterial Population Sampling

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Involvement Levels Advanced - Trophic Status A.Trophic State Index (TSI) 1.Total Phosphorus 2.Chlorophyll-a 3.Secchi Depth

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Involvement Levels Advanced - Trophic Status B. Depth Profile 1.Dissolved Oxygen 2.Temperature 3.pH?

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Volunteer Monitoring Sampling Equipment for Chlorophyll-a

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Integrated Water Sampling Technique Chlorophyll-a

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Chlorophyll-a Analysis

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In Situ Troll Probe and Rugged Reader - Dissolved Oxygen

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Phosphorus and Nitrogen Analysis LACHAT

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Webpage and Facebook Project website: http://www.ferrum.edu/academics/schools/n atural_sciences_math/projects/sml_water_qualit y/index.html http://www.ferrum.edu/academics/schools/n atural_sciences_math/projects/sml_water_qualit y/index.html Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/smlwqp

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Lets get it Clear! Water (from a recent DCR Bumper Sticker)

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Smith Mountain Lake, VA Photo By: Bob Pohlad Questions?