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Description (EN): While the agriculture and mining extractive industries are important sectors for the economy of Northern Periphery and Arctic (NPA) areas, their activities cause significant risk to the vulnerable environment through water and land pollution. Nutrients in agricultural runoff are one of the major contributors to eutrophication and algae blooms. The overreaching goal ...

The project involves schools having IT based technology used in the field to measure and monitor water quality. This is done by use of a palm held computer with global positioning system and electronic water testing equipment. When the palm top computers are hitched up to internet computer linked PCs in the schools, the information is automatically downloaded to a single web site of water quality ...