Georgia Adopt-A-Stream Chemical Monitoring Workshop

662 South Cobb Drive,Marietta GA 30060

10 August, 2022

Description

The Chemical Monitoring workshop is designed to teach volunteers about basic stream water chemistry and how to conduct the chemical tests using hand-held field equipment. The tests that volunteers are asked to conduct includes dissolved oxygen, conductivity, pH, and temperature. Volunteers are given a field test and written test to assess their ability to collect accurate and precise data. Volunteers who collect data within 10% accuracy and pass the written test with a score of 80% or better will be considered a QA/QC volunteer for one year. Covid-19 Precautions: Equipment will be sanitized between all events and during events as needed. Group sizes have been reduced. Increased hygiene and hand washing prior to and during events.