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Tamar Crossings are supporting an exciting international research project on monitoring water quality in the River Tamar and Plymouth Sound

https://www.tamarcrossings.org.uk/new-sensors-on-tamar-bridge-measuring-water-quality/
Periodic flooding as a result of heavy rainfall is becoming more and more frequent across the south-west of England as well as globally. This is because the heating of inland water and the sea is causing more evapotranspiration which results in high rainfall that can result in episodic flooding events. Read more...

Sensors installed on Tamar Bridge to monitor water quality

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cornwall-68684401
Sensors have been installed on the Tamar Bridge as part of a research project to monitor impacts of flooding on water quality in the River Tamar and Plymouth Sound. Read more...

View from above: monitoring the impacts of flooding on river water quality using optical sensors

https://www.pml.ac.uk/News/View-from-above-monitoring-the-impacts-of-flooding
In collaboration with CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency and Tamar Crossings, scientists from Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) have deployed automated optical sensors on the Tamar Bridge, which spans the Tamar River between Devon and Cornwall in South West England. Read more...

Australia joins with UK to deliver large-scale water quality monitoring from space

https://www.csiro.au/en/news/All/News/2024/April/Australia-joins-with-UK-to-deliver-large-scale-water-quality-monitoring-from-space
Australia’s AquaWatch system, a mission to develop a ‘weather service’ for water quality will be established in the UK, following bilateral support and co-funding from the two countries’ space agencies. Read more...