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Meet a Monitor: Ashley Garrison
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Meet a Monitor: Sarah Sojka and Karin Warren
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Meet a Monitor: Nishka Shah
Nishka is a high school student, certified VA SOS monitor, and Youth Conservation Leadership Institute member who is working to reduce pollution in northern Virginia’s streams.
Your kit will include a bottle containing 25 nitrate test strips which you can use to test your water source(s) throughout the year. You’ll also receive postcards explaining how to use your nitrate test strips and how to share your Nitrate Watch results on the Clean Water Hub.
Your kit will include four test strips so you can test your waterway throughout the season. You’ll also receive a chart to help you interpret your results and a postcard with instructions for completing a Salt Watch test and reporting your findings.