The week in monitoring news (Aug. 31, 2012)

The week in environmental monitoring news:

• Baltimore County to expand recreational water monitoring, via the Baltimore Sun.
• Air monitoring station keeps Bozeman High School out of forest fire smoke, via The Bozeman Daily Chronicle.
• Irish marine scientist calls for more water monitoring devices to spot pollution, via Silicon Republic.
• Floating research platform collects wind speed data in the middle of Lake Michigan, via the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
• New Jersey continues AUV assessment of coastal waters, via the Atlanticville.
• University of California Santa Barbara sensors monitoring latest earthquake activity, via KEYT.
• Sensors to detect early signs of Malaysian landslides, via the Sun Daily.