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The Monitor's Handbook |
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Staff, LaMotte Company A valuable reference guide for both beginners and veterans of water quality analysis in natural aquatic systems. Provides a comprehensive overview of monitoring streams, lakes, rivers, and estuaries. Includes physical, biological, and chemical factors of water quality and analytical procedures for their measurement. The basics of waterway surveys, program planning, data analysis and reporting are also described. 71 pages.
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A Laboratory Manual for Marine Science Studies |
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Staff, LaMotte Company Provides information on sampling procedures and water quality analysis in salt water environments. Includes test procedures and description of reagents and labware. 32 pages.
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The LaMotte Soil Handbook |
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Staff, LaMotte Company A manual for "growers" and soil investigators! Provides information on major and minor nutrients, trace elements, soil pH, organic matter, and soil texture. Also includes lime and fertilizer recommendations for a variety of crops and plants. 60 pages.
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A Study of Soil Science |
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Dr. Henry D. Foth An introduction to soil formation, soil pH, mineral elements, plant nutrition, the life cycle of growing plants, and soil fertility management. 44 pages.
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Plant Nutrition Studies |
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Dr. Robert Stegner A study of Hydroponics. Includes a series of laboratory procedures and open-ended investigations. 76 pages.
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Greenhouse Soils |
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Dr. Paul Rieke and Dr. Darryl Warncke Introduces proper techniques of greenhouse soil management - specific soil mixtures, effects of individual nutrients, maintenance of correct acidity, application of fertilizers, and control of irrigation water quality. 30 pages.
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Our Environment Battles Water Pollution |
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Dr. Charles E. Renn A lively text that follows the journey of a theoretical river from its origin as a mountain brook to its discharge into a marine estuary. Includes the chemical and biological changes that occur as the stream reacts to impurities from natural and industrial sources. 32 pages.
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Limnology: An Introduction to the Fresh Water Environment |
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William H. Amos A concise resource on the biological, chemical, and physical processes of ponds, lakes, streams, and rivers. Topics include stream dynamics, plant zonation, the succession of ponds, the energy cycle of ponds, etc. 40 pages.
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Investigating Water Problems |
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Dr. Charles E. Renn Provides a comprehensive description of twenty-five water quality test factors, including analytical procedures for their measurement and the interpretation of test results. Also includes illustrations and a valuable glossary. 72 pages.
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A Study of Water Quality |
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Dr. Charles E. Renn An in-depth examination of the life-cycle of water, from its natural state to its treatment for domestic and industrial usage. Emphasis is provided on such water quality problems as scaling, corrosiveness, taste, and turbidity. 46 pages.
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The Field Manual for Water Quality Monitoring |
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The Field Manual for Water Quality Monitoring (12th edition) by Mark Mitchell and William Stapp, serves as the standard text for school-based water quality monitoring programs in schools around the world. The manual describes nine water quality tests: dissolved oxygen, fecal coliform, pH, total solids, total phosphorus, nitrates, turbidity, biochemical oxygen demand, and temperature. The manual also includes chapters on heavy metals testing, land use practices, and computer networking. The current edition specifically features LaMotte water quality test kits.
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