Collect’O – Sampling #8

Event details

In the coming hours, Greater Montreal will receive snow caused by the passage of a low pressure system from Colorado (*). We ask our participants to take the opportunity to collect their samples according to the following schedule:

Collector installation scheduleThursday, February 24th, before 11pm
Collector removal scheduleSaturday, February 26, between 6 am and 11 am
Melted snow bottling scheduleSaturday, February 26th, between 4pm and 9pm

We ask you to use the small Collect’O bottles that are at your disposal.

(*) If you want to learn more about this system, we advise you to read this article from MétéoMédia.

Sampling protocol

We kindly ask you to follow the following protocol in order to proceed with your sampling.

  1. At the time of installation of the collector, remove the cap from your collector and install it on its stake.
  2. At removal time, screw the cap back onto your collector and then pull it back in.
  3. Place your collector on a flat surface, away from any heat source, for a few hours.
  4. At bottling time, remove the cap, then pour the melted snow into the Collect’O bottle using the funnel provided.
  5. Be sure to screw the cap on your bottle tightly, then store it in the shade at room temperature.
  6. Rinse your collector and funnel and let them dry for the next collection.
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Information about your sampling

To make it easier for us to contact you and get more information about how your sampling went (which helps us greatly in interpreting our results!), please fill out the following form at the end of your collection.

Deposit of samples

At UQAM (métro Place-des-Arts)

It is once again possible for non-UQAM participants to enter the building. Please bring back all your collected samples as soon as you can.

Bottles are best deposited in the entrance lock of the Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Department (PK-6150, 6th floor next to the elevators). This entrance is accessible Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.

However, if it is easier for you to drop off your bottles outside of these hours and the entrance to the department is closed, you can also pour them into the document chute in front of the department entrance. Your bottles will then be redirected by the secretariat to our usual drop-off location. You can access the document chute during UQAM’s opening hours, from 7:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Monday to Friday and from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

At COBAMIL (Saint-Eustache)

The Conseil des bassins versants des Mille-Îles (COBAMIL) offers a new drop-off point located in Saint-Eustache, for participants from the North Shore of Montreal.

Adress : Chemin de la Grande-Côte suite 105, Saint-Eustache, Quebec J7P 5L3

Please contact Anne-Sophie Madoux-Humery (asmadoux@cobamil.ca) before the first deposit of your samples, in order to see with her the procedure to follow.

Contact

Please feel free to contact us at collecto@uqam.ca or +1(438)509-1791 if you have any questions or comments.

A big thank you to all of you for your participation!