DES will provide all of the necessary sampling equipment and collection bottles to volunteer monitors upon advanced request. Typically, a volunteer monitor will need the following equipment to collect VLAP samples:
Secchi Disk
Kemmerer Bottle with messenger
Integrated Sampler
Calibrated Chain
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| Secchi Disk | Kemmerer Bottle | Integrated Sampler |
If you are interested in making your own homemade equipment, please refer to the following resources:
If you are interested in purchasing your own set of equipment, you may wish to contact the following vendor for more information
95 Botsford Pl.
Buffalo, NY 14216
(800) 799-8301
(800) 799-8115 (fax)
goto@Wildco.com
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