MARCONI GUIDO
Congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
Eco-Physiometer an Open Source Approach to Environmental Monitoring
Autor/es:
MARCONI G.; CISCAR J.I.; BUNDSCHUH M.; AMÉ M.V.
Reunión:
Congreso; SETAC Latin America 14th Biennial Meeting; 2021
Resumen:
Information is key to achieve the UN goal 6, ?clean water and
sanitation?. Whether this is attempted through regulation, or the
application of efficient resource management, all strategies require at
least a basic level of understanding of the system. Traditionally, this
information is obtained through monitoring programs during which the
parameters are usually assessed in the laboratory.Those monitoring
programs present advantages because of their extent (number of
sampling sites and parameters), however, limited by elevated costs and
effort. An alternative to these laboratory based measurements for at least
for a restricted number of environmental variables is the use of in suite
approaches, i.e. deploying sensors directly on the system. Custom built
sensors are an interesting option to develop cheaper and more target
oriented monitoring programs. Still, the need for technical knowledge
outside the field of expertise of research usually restricts the use of such
sensors to its creator and collaborators. With the aim to develop a cost
effective sensor that allows for customized applications, while keeping
the required technical knowledge at minimum, we developed a
spectrofluorometer from 3d printed and commercially available off-the-
shelf parts, to be used in a plug-and-use manner at field applications.
This spectroscopic technique was chosen because of its flexibility for
developing analytical methods. This means that the same sensor can be
used for measuring multiple variables. In support of this assumption, we
are currently developing analytical methods to determine chlorophyll,
cell counts and turbidity. In the mindset of open science, this sensor is
also planned to be open source with all relevant documentation for the
parts required, its assembly, calibration and operation. Also, to
encourage collaboration and reproducibility, experimental designs and
software developed to implement the methods will be made public at the
project webpage, where people can also upload their contributions.
sanitation?. Whether this is attempted through regulation, or the
application of efficient resource management, all strategies require at
least a basic level of understanding of the system. Traditionally, this
information is obtained through monitoring programs during which the
parameters are usually assessed in the laboratory.Those monitoring
programs present advantages because of their extent (number of
sampling sites and parameters), however, limited by elevated costs and
effort. An alternative to these laboratory based measurements for at least
for a restricted number of environmental variables is the use of in suite
approaches, i.e. deploying sensors directly on the system. Custom built
sensors are an interesting option to develop cheaper and more target
oriented monitoring programs. Still, the need for technical knowledge
outside the field of expertise of research usually restricts the use of such
sensors to its creator and collaborators. With the aim to develop a cost
effective sensor that allows for customized applications, while keeping
the required technical knowledge at minimum, we developed a
spectrofluorometer from 3d printed and commercially available off-the-
shelf parts, to be used in a plug-and-use manner at field applications.
This spectroscopic technique was chosen because of its flexibility for
developing analytical methods. This means that the same sensor can be
used for measuring multiple variables. In support of this assumption, we
are currently developing analytical methods to determine chlorophyll,
cell counts and turbidity. In the mindset of open science, this sensor is
also planned to be open source with all relevant documentation for the
parts required, its assembly, calibration and operation. Also, to
encourage collaboration and reproducibility, experimental designs and
software developed to implement the methods will be made public at the
project webpage, where people can also upload their contributions.
