| Abstract: | A comparison of the U.S. Geological Survey‘s minimonitor system with a self-contained, ‘package-sensor‘ system indicates that the package-sensor system requires less servicing time. The U.S. Geological Survey minimonitor is powered by an external battery and is housed in a weatherproof shelter. This instrument measures temperature, specific conductance, dissolved oxygen, and pH by means of sensors with extension cables having underewater connectors; data are recorder in binary coded decimal form on a 16-channel punched-paper-tape recorder that is housed in a shelter. The packaged-sensor system also measures temperature, specific conductanoe,dissolved oxygen, and pH by means of sensors housed in a package that is submerged in the stream. It has an internal power supply, no moving parts, anf does not require a weatherproof shelter; data are stored in solid-state memory.
Minimonitors were installed at four sites in Ohio where U.S. Geological Survey flowthrough monitors already were in opertion. Two package-sensor systems also assigned to each site and alternated every 2 weeks. Detailed records were kept of (1) time involved in operation and maintenace of the systems, and (2) equipment problems during the test period, which lasted from October 1985 through September 1986. Equipment costs were not considered in the economic evaluation.
Results of the comparisons show that the packaged-sensor system required less time to install, operate, and maintain than the minimonitor system. |
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| Citation Author: | Katzenbach, Max |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | iv, 24 p. :ill., map ;28 cm. |
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| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey, |
| Citation Series: | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Citation Series Code: | WRI |
| Citation Series Number: | 87-4232 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Economic comparison of two types of automatic water-quality monitors; 1988; WRI; 87-4232; Katzenbach, Max |
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| Text: | Economic comparison of two types of automatic water-quality monitors; 1988; WRI; 87-4232; Katzenbach, Max |
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| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey, |
