A Citizen Science and Government Collaboration: Developing Tools to Facilitate Community Air Monitoring

Environmental Justice

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 51-61

  Kaufman, Amanda ^a   Williams, Ron ^a   Barzyk, Timothy ^a   Greenberg, Molly ^b   O'Shea, Marie ^a   Sheridan, Patricia ^a   Hoang, Anhthu ^a   Ash, Christine ^a   Teitz, Avraham ^a   Mustafa, Mustafa ^a   Garvey, Sam ^c  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b Ironbound Community Corporation   (United States)

^c JACOBS TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution monitoring; Air sensors; Citizen science; Community engagement

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; POLLUTION MONITORING; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; SENSOR;

NEW JERSEY; NEWARK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85018556202     PISSN: 19394071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/env.2016.0044     Document Type: Review

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