Validating citizen science monitoring of ambient water quality for the United Nations sustainable development goals

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dc.contributor.authorQuinlivan, Lauren
dc.contributor.authorChapman, Deborah V.
dc.contributor.authorSullivan, Timothy
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-14T16:31:49Z
dc.date.available2019-11-14T16:31:49Z
dc.date.issued2019-09-07
dc.date.updated2019-11-14T16:23:37Z
dc.description.abstractCitizen science (CS) may be described as research carried out by members of the public with the aim of gathering scientific information for the purpose of aiding in scientific projects. It has many potential advantages, including data collection at a scale not possible by professional scientists alone. The United Nations (UN) has recently recognized citizen science as a potential source of data that may con-tribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The availability of relatively inexpensive water quality monitoring field equipment suitable for CS suggests great potential for increased spatial coverage far beyond that of traditional, laboratory-based monitoring networks for water quality. In support of work towards the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 6: ‘‘Clean Water and Sanitation”, this study tested the use of such field equipment by citizen scientists for SDG Indicator 6.3.2: ‘‘Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality”. Data generated by 26 citizen scientists were compared with the results produced by an accredited laboratory. The results compared well for most parameters, suggesting that citizen science may be able to contribute towards monitoring ambient water quality for the Sustainable Development Goals.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
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dc.identifier.articleid134255en
dc.identifier.citationQuinlivan, L., Chapman, D. V. and Sullivan, T. (2020) 'Validating citizen science monitoring of ambient water quality for the United Nations sustainable development goals', Science of The Total Environment, 699,134255 (9 pp). doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134255en
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134255en
dc.identifier.endpage9en
dc.identifier.issn0048-9697
dc.identifier.journaltitleScience of The Total Environmenten
dc.identifier.startpage1en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/9011
dc.identifier.volume699en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherElsevieren
dc.relation.urihttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S004896971934238X
dc.rights© 2019, Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. This manuscript version is made available under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence.en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en
dc.subjectSDG 6en
dc.subjectCapacity developmenten
dc.subjectVolunteer monitoringen
dc.subjectWater quality monitoringen
dc.subjectSDG Indicator 6.3.2en
dc.subjectCitizen scienceen
dc.subjectCapacity developmenten
dc.subjectUnited Nationsen
dc.subjectCommunity science
dc.titleValidating citizen science monitoring of ambient water quality for the United Nations sustainable development goalsen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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