The role of citizen science in addressing plastic pollution: Challenges and opportunities
The role of citizen science in addressing plastic pollution: Challenges and opportunities
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公民科学在解决塑料污染方面的作用：挑战和机遇
DOI：
10.1016/j.envsci.2021.11.002
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发表时间：
2022
影响因子：
6
通讯作者：
Nelms S
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作者：
Nelms S
在全球范围内，公民科学清理项目的数量正在增加，例如海滩清理，以减少环境中的塑料污染。这些活动为收集有关塑料丰度、分布和组成的有见地的数据提供了机会。这些信息是为有效的管理战略提供信息的关键，这些战略旨在减少投入，但很少有工作来研究现有公民科学项目所面临的挑战，或最大限度地发挥其影响的潜在机会。在此，我们介绍了一项问卷调查和后续研讨会的结果，以探讨来自20个处理环境中塑料污染问题的组织的代表的意见。我们的研究结果显示，在英国进行清理活动的组织中，大多数都在一定程度上收集了有关塑料污染的数据。为了确保这些数据具有科学意义，并保持必要的公众参与水平，与会者认为，调查协议应在各组织之间实现标准化，数据提交应尽可能简单和容易。与会者认为，沟通、包容性和志愿人员多样性是加强公民参与和提高数据质量的关键。许多组织不清楚如何最有效地利用他们掌握的信息来帮助制定与管理塑料污染有关的政策。展望未来，清洁组织显然希望与其他部门合作，如商业，政策，废物和回收，教育和技术利益相关者，以及其他非政府组织和科学研究人员，以提高公民科学在解决塑料污染问题方面的价值和影响。
Globally, the number of citizen science clean-up projects, such as beach cleans, is increasing in an effort to reduce the amount of plastic pollution in the environment. Such activities offer the opportunity to gather insightful data on plastic abundance, distribution and composition. This information is key for informing effective management strategies aimed at reducing input but little work has been conducted to examine the challenges faced by existing citizen science projects, or the potential opportunities for maximising their impact. Here, we present the results of a questionnaire survey and follow-up workshop to explore the opinions of representatives from 20 organisations that deal with the issue of plastic pollution in the environment. Our results show that, of the organisations that conduct clean-up activities in the United Kingdom (UK), the majority collect data on plastic pollution to some extent. To ensure these data are scientifically meaningful and the necessary levels of public engagement are maintained, participants felt that survey protocols should be standardised across organisations and data submission should be as simple and easy as possible. The participants considered communication, inclusivity and volunteer diversity to be key for enhancing citizen engagement and improving data quality. Many organisations were unclear about how the information they hold can be most effectively used to help inform policies relating to managing plastic pollution. Moving forwards, there is a clear desire from clean-up organisations to collaborate with other sectors, such as commercial, policy, waste and recycling, education and technology stakeholders, as well as other non-governmental organisations and scientific researchers, to enhance the value and impact of citizen science in tackling the issue of plastic pollution.
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影响因子：
10.3
作者：
Newman, Greg;Wiggins, Andrea;Crowston, Kevin
通讯作者：
Crowston, Kevin
DOI：
10.1007/978-3-319-76445-0_2
发表时间：
2018-06
期刊：
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S. Luna;M. Gold;Alexandra Albert;Luigi Ceccaroni;B. Claramunt;O. Danylo;M. Haklay;R. Kottmann;C. Kyba;J. Piera;Antonella Radicchi;S. Schade;Ulrike Sturm
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影响因子：
3.7
作者：
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通讯作者：
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DOI：
10.1101/074104
发表时间：
2016
期刊：
bioRxiv
影响因子：
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作者：
M. Kosmala;A. Wiggins;A. Swanson;Brooke D. Simmons
通讯作者：
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影响因子：
9.8
作者：
Nelms, S. E.;Coombes, C.;Witt, M. J.
通讯作者：
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