EPA Region II Equipment Loan Program

USEPA Region 2 Citizen Science Equipment Loan

ProgramNJ CONFLUENCE VOLUNTEER WATER MONITORING SUMMIT

November 13, 2015 Stoney Brook-Millstone Watershed Reserve

Evaluations of the data validity of citizen science projects have largely been based on comparisons of

volunteer data with those of data obtained by professional staff. The majority of studies indicate

that, when given proper training and materials, volunteers can collect data comparable to data

collected by professional scientists (Au et al., 2000; Canfield et al. 2002; Fore et al., 2001; Delaney et al.,

2008).

Citizen Science in Region 2

2014 Grants within Region Pathogen Water Monitoring Project◦ 4 Grantees (2NY and 2NJ)

2015 Equipment Loan Program

EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE - Field

YSI WATER QUALITY PARATMER SONDE (pH, Dissolved Oxygen, Temperature, Conductivity/Salinity)

Hand Held GPS – Garmin Montana 650

EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE - Laboratory

Idexx Quantitray Sealer Microbiological Table Top Incubator UV Light/Light Box

Automated Pipet

POSSIBLE EXPANSION OF PROGRAM TO INCLUDE:

-More IDEXX SEALERS and Incubators

-Macroinvertebrate sampling equipment

-Portable Air Monitors

-Hand Held X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) Instruments for Heavy Metals

-Spectrophotometers for nutrient and Chemical Analysis

EQUIPMENT LOAN PROGRAM 2015 EPA REGION 2 CITIZEN SCIENCE WEBSITE

◦ http://epa.gov/citizenscience/

EQUIPMENT LOAN INSTRUCTIONS◦ http://www.epa.gov/region2/citizenscience/pdf/cs_equiploanprogram

.pdf EQUIPMENT LOAN APPLICATION

◦ http://www.epa.gov/region2/citizenscience/pdf/citizenscience_equipment_loan_program_application.pdf

QAPP Template:◦ http://epa.gov/citizenscience/pdf/citsci_air_attach_b_form.pdf

Thank You!!!! Questions?Patricia SheridanRegion 2 Citizen Science [email protected]

Jim FerrettiUSEPA Region 2 [email protected]

EPA Region 2 Citizen Science Program