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Have you seen this buoy? Windsor scientist hoping to recover data, scientific equipment

missing buoy CBC News Jonathan Pinto – August 8, 2019 A University of Windsor professor is missing a high-tech scientific research buoy used for studying Lake Erie algal blooms. On Wednesday, Jill Crossman was on western Lake Erie as part of the annual “HABs Grab” — an international scientific endeavour that saw scientists collect roughly 200 water samples in an effort to map harmful algal blooms (HABs).…
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Sensors to Gauge Rising water Levels

inspecting monitoring buoy Windsor Star – July 15, 2019 UWindsor researchers are helping the Town of LaSalle deal with flooding by installing high-tech equipment along the Detroit River shoreline to monitor water levels and wave action. Solar-powered sensors were installed Wednesday near UWindsor’s Freshwater Restoration Ecology Centre adjacent to Gil Maure Park.…
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