Archive for 2015

Passive Sampling Project – Hasta luego Monterrey!

By Lisa Jones (MESTECH). Today marks my last day in Monterrey, Mexico. It was a productive week, our sampling was carried out and the water extractions are underway. The samplers will be recalled in a …
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Passive Sampling Project – Passive Sampling in Monterrey

By Lisa Jones (MESTECH). Today we hit the road at 7 am from Tec de Monterrey after meeting to gather the equipment and load up the truck. We were equipped with bottles to provide us with 24L of water …
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Passive Sampling Project – Tecnológica de Monterrey

By Lisa Jones (MESTECH). Yesterday was my first day here at Tec de Monterrey. I had a meeting with Dr. Roberto Parra to discuss the passive sampling work. Sara Cuellar, who will be working with me on …
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Passive Sampling Project – En route to Monterrey

By Lisa Jones (MESTECH). Today was all about getting to Monterrey and settled in on campus at Tenológica de Monterrey before starting work tomorrow. Luckily there are direct flights from Puebla …
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Passive Sampling Project – Cholula

By Lisa Jones (MESTEC). Just a bit about the town of Cholula where I have been staying while visiting UDLAP: Cholula is just west of the city of Puebla. It is a highly religious area and is rumored to …
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Passive Sampling Project – Atoyac River study

By Lisa Jones (MESTECH). While we are prepare to deploy the passive sampling devices, let’s take a look at the study catchment: the Atoyac River (Río Atoyac). As mentioned in the last post, the …
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Ocean & Climate forum today at COP21

Watch live the Ocean & Climate Forum, organized by the Ocean & Climate Platform, by clicking in the following link: http://www.ocean-climate.org/?p=3172   …
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Passive Sampling Project – Mexico City and Puebla

By: Lisa Jones (MESTECH). Last weekend I arrived in Mexico city on their National Revolution Day long weekend. The city was buzzing with music and street performers. I made my way to the city of …
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Passive Sampling Project – Arizona

By: Lisa Jones (MESTECH). On Wednesday, November 11th, I arrived in Phoenix, Arizona. This is the first leg of what will be a 6-week trip. I would like to thank Rolf Halden and his team, in particular …
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Passive Sampling Project – Travel

As part of a visiting researcher project, MESTECH Research Fellow Lisa Jones will be visiting the Arizona State University, Universidad de Los Americas Puebla and Tech de Monterrey campus’ …
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