Citizen Science and Radioactivity
Citizen science is a term used to describe science where the general public is involved in scientific research. This article reports on a citizen science project carried out in Sweden during the autumn of 2018, where 135 secondary school classes (pupils of age 13-16) participated by collecting mushr...
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Published in | Nuclear physics news Vol. 29; no. 2; pp. 25 - 28 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Abingdon
Taylor & Francis
03.04.2019
Taylor & Francis Ltd |
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Summary: | Citizen science is a term used to describe science where the general public is involved in scientific research. This article reports on a citizen science project carried out in Sweden during the autumn of 2018, where 135 secondary school classes (pupils of age 13-16) participated by collecting mushrooms, soil samples, and animal droppings. In addition, they prepared samples and performed preliminary analyses before submitting their samples and results to Uppsala University (UU) and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) for further compilation and analysis. This was an interdisciplinary project where the involved departments from UU were Physics and Astronomy together with Earth Sciences. The collaboration was further strengthened with the inclusion of the Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology at SLU. |
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ISSN: | 1061-9127 1931-7336 |
DOI: | 10.1080/10619127.2019.1603559 |