About ALLARM's blog
Welcome to the Alliance for Aquatic Resource Monitoring’s (ALLARM) blog! The ALLARM team has a number of fun adventures working with communities and volunteers interested in assessing the health of their streams. The goal of our blog is to share our experiences and bring you on our journey. We hope you learn more about community-based science and the amazing work taking place in Pennsylvania and New York. If you would like to learn more about ALLARM, go to dickinson.edu/allarm and follow us on social media @ALLARMwater!
Address: Dickinson College/ALLARM
P.O. Box 1773
Carlisle, PA 17013
Tel: (717) 245-1565
Email: allarm@dickinson.edu
Volunteer Monitoring
A Soap Experiment: Alconox vs. Alconox-Liquinox
ALLARM received an interesting question from one of our partner monitoring groups: Does the Alconox-Liquinox soap used to wash sample analysis glassware affect the value of orthophosphate, since some products sold by Alconox contain phosphate chemicals (SDS)? Alconox and Alconox-Liquinox are detergents used when washing…
A Day in the Life of a New ALLARMie – Summer Edition!
This summer, I started working at ALLARM as a brand new ALLARMie along with two returning co-workers, David and Kristin, and four full-time staff, Isabel, Jill, Lane and Olive who allowed me to gain new experiences. Besides the big events addressed in the past posts…
More Macros: Summer Camp Style!
Last year, ALLARM had the privilege of visiting the East Pennsboro Summer Camp to teach students about macroinvertebrates and their importance in aquatic ecosystems. We were fortunate enough to be invited back to host a similar event this year on July 21st, where we once…