A volunteer-led Stream Team is using kits to test their local waterways quarterly for phosphorus, ammonia and nitrogen, and survey for small aquatic species, such as clams, snails and insect larvae.

DES MOINES, Iowa—For over a decade, a network of water quality sensors managed by the University of Iowa has provided publicly available data about waterways across the state. And while Iowa grapples ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - Polk County supervisors voted Tuesday to invest $200,000 to keep water quality monitors functioning across the state — a move officials said they hope other ...

Polk County supervisors voted Tuesday to invest $200,000 to keep water quality monitors functioning across the state — a move officials said they hope other counties will mirror. The funding will help ...

Polk County is providing about $200,000 to a University of Iowa water quality monitoring program. The funding addresses federal and state budget cuts that threaten the program's research and data ...

Abstract: Water quality (WQ) monitoring systems are essential for maintaining aquatic ecosystems and safeguarding human health, but traditional systems are often limited by fixed sensor locations and ...

During planting season in Iowa, Landon Plagge’s fields reek. Sour and earthy, almost like rotten eggs and fermenting hay, the scent repels the unacquainted nose. But Plagge is unbothered. “I’m used to ...

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. We present a methodology for creating a roof rainwater harvesting (RWH) contaminant ...

Waterborne diseases remain a leading cause of preventable illness and death worldwide, particularly in low- and middle-income countries where access to clean water remains precarious. Amid this ...

In previous articles, I took a look at Zabbix, a scalable, open-source monitoring solution designed to track the performance and availability of IT infrastructure, including servers, networks, ...