Saturday, June 25th. It was a very nice and sunny day and we were sampling along the Pesa torrent (Arno tributary). We had fun, and our citizen scientists were ready to start! After the training and the successful test passed (to start sampling), I have to thank the community of volunteers for support and for the enthusiasm shown! No rubbish was found on the river banks on that day, luckily. But we will keep monitoring and possibly include micro plastics, too. Stay tuned!

Cristina getting some water

Rossella and Giampiero getting the sample

Cristina, Cristina, Giampiero, Alberto, Marco and Rossella checking the turbidity of the water with the Secchi-tube

Rossella holding a nitrate testing tube, waiting for the results of the colorimetric analysis

Il Comune entra a far parte dell’osservatorio internazionale EarthWatch di Oxford

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POSEIDOMM celebrates World Oceans Day! Find our tonight’s event on http://www.worldoceansday.org

HEALTHY RIVERS, HEALTHY SEAS – CITIZEN SCIENTISTS TRAINING IN AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS MONITORING

Join the Movement! Starting June 8th, help the ocean by avoiding disposable plastic bags for at least one year. I made my commitment. Let’s see how good I’ll be doing!

Today is World Oceans Day, let’s make a commitment to the Oceans! Join the #WaveforChange and help fighting plastic pollution!

World Oceans Day is a global day of ocean celebration and collaboration for a better future. This year’s theme is “Healthy Oceans, Healthy Planet” and individuals and organizations across the planet are taking action for prevention of plastic pollution in our ocean.