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NETLAKE Citizen Science

Welcome to the NETLAKE Citizen Science web page. Here, you will find all the information you need to take part in the NETLAKE Citizen Science water quality initiative, which runs in the summer of 2016 and 2017.

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The NETLAKE Citizen Science water quality survey will be performed by citizens interested in their local lake, with help from local scientists.

Together, we looked at water temperature, water colour, how fast the lake community can decompose dead material and how much microplastic is present in the lake in 2016.

For 2017 we want to go deeper! We will detemine how much material 'snows down' in our lakes. For more information check out the protocols and scientific background.

And you’re not alone! As of May 2016, we have already 25 lakes participating across Europe:

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    PDF icon Protocol 1 iButton (tea bag).pdf165.83 KB
    PDF icon Protocol 2 TBI littoral zone.pdf450.1 KB
    PDF icon Protocol 2a appendix Securing the tea bags.pdf465.19 KB
    PDF icon Protocol 2b Advanced TBI.pdf414.05 KB
    PDF icon Protocol 3 Secchi disk.pdf299.94 KB
    PDF icon Protocol 4a Water Colour.pdf258.35 KB
    PDF icon Protocol 4b Water Colour manually.pdf267.62 KB
    PDF icon Protocol 5 Reed width.pdf381.29 KB
    PDF icon Protocol 6 Plastics.pdf409.55 KB
    PDF icon Protocol 7 Sediment trap.pdf536.52 KB
    PDF icon Protocol 8 Sediment trap retrieval and analysis.pdf328.36 KB

Health & Safety

  • Activities near water always present a safety risk, and should only be carried out with a safety buddy.

  • Children should always be accompanied by an adult.

  • Please wear a life-jacket and waders, and inform someone on shore when you are expected to return.

  • If measurements are carried out from a boat, the person should be an experienced boat-user. 

  • Always carry a mobile phone.

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