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Monitoring Watersheds: Biomonitors and Other Measures

Monitoring Watersheds: Biomonitors and Other Measures Monitoring Watersheds: Biomonitors and Other Measures 1 Monitoring Watersheds: Biomonitors and Other Measures H. Joel Allen, Kenneth L. Dickson, Howard Martin, Kevin A. Thuesen, and William T. Waller N 1996, the city of Denton, Texas, partnering with the University of North Texas, was awarded an EMPACT Metro grant to I provide Web accessible information regarding water, air, and land resources to the citizens of Denton, a city within the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area. The goal of the project was to provide access to current environmental information and increase public awareness of important parameters, or characteristics, of environmental quality. One result of the grant was the creation of a program entitled Environment al Conditions Online for the Dallas/Fort Worth MetroPLEX (ECOPLEX), a partnership between Denton and the Insti- tute of Applied Sciences at the University of North Texas. The project: developed technologies for collecting and reporting data on water quality and quantity implemented technologies for measuring ultraviolet radiation deployed an Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) satellite downlink system to provide daily satellite images of the north central Texas region. Information about ground-level ozone, weather predictions, and reservoir water quantity was also collected. All information was made <www.ecoplex.un t.edu> available http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Urban Technology Taylor & Francis

Monitoring Watersheds: Biomonitors and Other Measures

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1466-1853
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10.1080/1063073022000016450
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Monitoring Watersheds: Biomonitors and Other Measures 1 Monitoring Watersheds: Biomonitors and Other Measures H. Joel Allen, Kenneth L. Dickson, Howard Martin, Kevin A. Thuesen, and William T. Waller N 1996, the city of Denton, Texas, partnering with the University of North Texas, was awarded an EMPACT Metro grant to I provide Web accessible information regarding water, air, and land resources to the citizens of Denton, a city within the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area. The goal of the project was to provide access to current environmental information and increase public awareness of important parameters, or characteristics, of environmental quality. One result of the grant was the creation of a program entitled Environment al Conditions Online for the Dallas/Fort Worth MetroPLEX (ECOPLEX), a partnership between Denton and the Insti- tute of Applied Sciences at the University of North Texas. The project: developed technologies for collecting and reporting data on water quality and quantity implemented technologies for measuring ultraviolet radiation deployed an Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) satellite downlink system to provide daily satellite images of the north central Texas region. Information about ground-level ozone, weather predictions, and reservoir water quantity was also collected. All information was made <www.ecoplex.un t.edu> available

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Journal of Urban TechnologyTaylor & Francis

Published: Aug 1, 2002

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