A NexSens CB-150 LoRaWAN buoy deployed in lower Green Bay, collecting valuable, real-time surface algal pigment, temperature profile, and dissolved oxygen data.

Using Data Buoys to Monitor Southern Green Bay

University of Wisconsin

Green Bay has suffered continuous influxes of pollutants and contaminants from the Fox River due to non-point source runoff in the watershed. Deterioration of the bay’s water quality extends well into the last century, and while cleanup efforts in the bay have been successful overall, continuous monitoring of the bay is important to ecosystem management. […]

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3.7 Chlorophyll and Blue-Green Algae

Chlorophyll is a pigment found in plant cells and some microorganisms, such as algae and cyanobacteria. It gives these organisms their characteristic green color by reflecting the green wavelengths found in sunlight and plays a central role in the process of photosynthesis. There are several different chlorophyll molecule variants that exist. Chlorophyll-a is present in […]

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