Buckets of resistance: Standards and the effectiveness of citizen science

Science Technology and Human Values

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 244-270

  Ottinger, Gwen ^a  

^a Chemical Heritage Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Air quality monitoring; Citizen science; Democratizing science; Environmental justice; Standards

Indexed keywords

EID: 76249089186     PISSN: 01622439     EISSN: 15528251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0162243909337121     Document Type: Article

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