The creation of the Cyano-Light was a project carried out by 6th year alumni from Newlands High School. Its purpose is to carry out the early detection of the proliferation of cyanobacteria in order to prevent their contact with the neighboring population and avoid their impacts on health.
Here, we present the state of the matter, which includes the explanation of the issue and the knowledge available to date in relation to the topic.
We selected this topic after looking through environmental issues mainly involving water bodies, which led to the most detailed investigation of the case of the Chascomús lagoon. This lagoon has varying levels of presence of cyanobacteria that are harmful to human health. Likewise, various sports and tourist activities are carried out in the lagoon with almost no awareness of the abrasive effects of cyanobacteria.
With this in mind, we created a version of the already existing “Ciano-Semaforo” which could be tangible rather than digital. The idea is based on a buoy and a floating traffic light which, depending on the level of cyanobacteria detected by the buoy, turns on a light according to the danger (red, yellow and green). The traffic light will thus alert people from the shore, raising awareness about the dangers of this bacteria.