Open Air Laboratories (OPAL): a community-driven research programme
| Autor: | Nikolaos Voulvoulis, Neil L. Rose, M.K. Head, James Bone, Linda Davies, J.N.B. Bell, L. Hill, Sally A. Power, Ralf Toumi, Sarah J. Hobbs, Claire L. Ryder, Gerald Stevens, L. Seed, David T. Jones, C. Howard, Piran C. L. White |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Pollution
Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis media_common.quotation_subject Biodiversity Environmental pollution Toxicology Environmental monitoring Humans Public engagement media_common business.industry Ecology Environmental resource management Community Participation General Medicine Vegetation Government Programs Geography Habitat England Data quality Environmental Pollutants business Environmental Pollution Environmental Monitoring |
| Zdroj: | Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987). 159(8-9) |
| ISSN: | 1873-6424 |
| Popis: | OPAL is an English national programme that takes scientists into the community to investigate environmental issues. Biological monitoring plays a pivotal role covering topics of: i) soil and earthworms; ii) air, lichens and tar spot on sycamore; iii) water and aquatic invertebrates; iv) biodiversity and hedgerows; v) climate, clouds and thermal comfort. Each survey has been developed by an inter-disciplinary team and tested by voluntary, statutory and community sectors. Data are submitted via the web and instantly mapped. Preliminary results are presented, together with a discussion on data quality and uncertainty. Communities also investigate local pollution issues, ranging from nitrogen deposition on heathlands to traffic emissions on roadside vegetation. Over 200,000 people have participated so far, including over 1000 schools and 1000 voluntary groups. Benefits include a substantial, growing database on biodiversity and habitat condition, much from previously unsampled sites particularly in urban areas, and a more engaged public. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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