A Printable Device for Measuring Clarity and Colour in Lake and Nearshore Waters.

ABSTRACT: Two expanding areas of science and technology are citizen science and three-dimensional (3D) printing. Citizen science has a proven capability to generate reliable data and contribute to unexpected scientific discovery. It can put science into the hands of the citizens, increasing understanding, promoting environmental stewardship, and leading to the production of large databases for use in environmental monitoring. 3D printing has the potential to create cheap, bespoke scientific instruments that have formerly required dedicated facilities to assemble. It can put instrument manufacturing into the hands of any citizen who has access to a 3D printer. In this paper, we present a simple hand-held device designed to measure the Secchi depth and water colour (Forel Ule scale) of lake, estuarine

SUBMITTER: Brewin RJW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6413171 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature