Monitoring sources of freshwater around the world in real-time is becoming more important as human impacts and climate change increase the threats to freshwater.
Monitoring sources of freshwater around the world in real-time is becoming more important as human impacts and climate change increase the threats to freshwater.
As one of four Canadian universities part of the Real-time Aquatic Ecosystem Observation Network (RAEON), a $15-million freshwater monitoring and research initiative, Trent University will have access to high frequency probes and sensors as well as autonomous underwater vehicles to push the boundaries of aquatic research.
The network of these cutting-edge sensors will enable the collection of high intensity, high frequency and real-time water content data, such as water quality, fish movement, fish biomass and other things in the lake sediment. The vehicles are able to go on missions in deep lakes and collect extensive data at unprecedented spatial scales. The use of continuous water quality variables can provide early warnings for managing taste, odor and toxins in drinking water, especially when collected in real–time.
Trent biology professor Dr. Maggie Xenopoulos introduced the infrastructure and methodology of RAEON to 200 international researchers recently at the 21st Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network (GLEON) in Huntsville, Ontario, a sold-out event.
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