Large-scale citizen science provides high-resolution nitrogen dioxide values and health impact while enhancing community knowledge and collective action
| Autor: | Anna Ripoll, Julián Vicens, Anna Cigarini, Marta Cirach, Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen, David Rojas-Rueda, Carolyn Daher, Isabelle Bonhoure, Josep Perelló, Jaume Targa |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Environmental Engineering
Qualitat de l'aire 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Nitrogen Dioxide Site selection schools 010501 environmental sciences Citizen science Collective action 01 natural sciences Health risk assessment Political science Air Pollution citizen science Environmental Chemistry Humans bepress|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Environmental Studies bepress|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Science and Technology Studies SocArXiv|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Science and Technology Studies Waste Management and Disposal Air quality index Environmental planning Asma 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Exposure assessment Avaluació del risc per la salut Air Pollutants asthma Ciència ciutadana Pollution air quality Asthma SocArXiv|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Environmental Studies 13. Climate action city Scale (social sciences) General partnership Air quality health impact assessment bepress|Social and Behavioral Sciences SocArXiv|Social and Behavioral Sciences Health impact assessment Environmental Monitoring |
| Zdroj: | Dipòsit Digital de la UB Universidad de Barcelona O2, repositorio institucional de la UOC Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) Science of The Total Environment |
| Popis: | We present outcomes from a large-scale air quality citizen science campaign (xAire, 725 measurements) to demonstrate its positive contribution in the interplay between advances in exposure assessment and developments in policy or collective action. A broad partnership with 1,650 people from communities around 18 primary schools across Barcelona provided the capacity to obtain unprecedented high-resolution NO2 levels and an updated asthma Health Impact Assessment. It is shown that NO2 levels vary considerably with at some cases very high levels. More than a 1,000 new cases of childhood asthma could be prevented each year by lowering NO2 levels. Representativity of site selection and the minimal number of samplers for land use regression modelling are considered. Enhancement of community knowledge and attitudes towards collective response were observed and identified as key drivers for successful large-scale monitoring campaigns. The results encourage strengthening collaboration with local communities when exploring environmental health issues. |
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