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Public participation in scientific research, also known as Citizen Science (CS), broadly defined as “…intentional collaborations in which members of the public engage in the process of research to generate new science-based knowledge” (Bonney et al., 2009) v Beamer, Paloma I. et al. “Differences in Metal Concentration by Particle Size in House Dust and Soil.” Journal of environmental monitoring: JEM 14.3 (2012): 839-844. PMC. v Bonne, Rick, et al. “Public Participation in Scientific Research: Defining the Field and Assessing Its Potential for Informal Science Education. A CAISE Inquiry Group Report.” Online Submission (2009). v Gittleman, Mara, Kelli Jordan, and Eric Brelsford. “Using citizen science to quantify community garden crop yields.” Cities and the Environment (CATE) 5.1 (2012): 4. v Ramírez-Andreotta, Mónica. A greenhouse and field-based study to determine the accumulation of arsenic in common homegrown vegetables grown in mining-affected soils. Sci Total Environ. 2013 Jan 15; 443: 299-306. v Ramírez-Andreotta, Mónica. Home gardening near a mining site in an arsenic-endemic region of Arizona: Assessing arsenic exposure dose and risk via ingestion of home garden vegetables, soils, and water. Sci Total Environ. 2013 June1; 454-455: 373-382. v Ramírez-Andreotta, Mónica. Building a co-created citizen science program with gardeners neighboring a Superfund site: The Gardenroots case study. In: International Public Health Journal,7(1); 139-153. v Ramírez-Andreotta, Mónica. Environmental Research Translations: enhancing interactions with communities at contaminate sites. Sci Total Environ. 2014 Nov 1; 497-498: 651. v U.S. Food and Drug Administration. “Total Diet Study.” Encyclopedia of Agrochemicals (2003): 1-167. Analytical Results. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. I am most appreciative for my mentor, Dr. Mónica Ramírez-Andreotta. Thank you loving family, friends, donors, supports, peers, and teachers. “Stand on the shoulder of giants.” PAST WORK ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS GOALS OUTCOMES ²Completed a needs assessment with community members and University of Arizona Cooperative Extension ²100+ participants are involved and trained in sample collection protocols, 55 kits have been returned ²All participants have completed a pre-survey to assess knowledge, awareness, and efficacy ²Gardenroots participants received, on average quarterly project updates for the entire duration of the project ²Launched a live, public website for community accessibility and documentation ( gardenroots.arizona.edu) ²Engaging community members using a citizen science approach to research ²Train community members in the scientific method and sampling protocols in order to co-generate environmental monitoring data (soil, water, plants, and dust). ²Evaluate environmental quality and the potential exposure to contaminants of concern near resource extraction and hazardous waste sites ²Successfully communicate the study results to all participating individuals and families ²Disseminate the results broadly in order to appropriately influence community prevention practices and environmental decision-making Figure 1: How to increase levels of participation and partnerships with citizen-science projects PROJECT METHODOLOGY Images courtesy of the Integrated Environmental Science and Health Risk Laboratory EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN gardenroo s The Greenlee County Garden Project Gardenroots: The Arizona Garden Project A Co-Created citizen-science project in Apache, Cochise and Greenlee County Authors: Mely Bohlman 1 and Monica Ramirez-Andreotta 1, 2 1 Department of Soil, Water, and Environmental Science and 2 Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health’s Division of Community, Environment & Policy Take Gardens Needs Assessment Pre-survey Par4cipate in training Collect samples from garden Submit samples Water samples Vegetable samples Wash and dry Grind Soil samples Sieve and dry Mill Dust samples Wash leaves Filter Deliver samples to UA’s Laboratory of Emerging Contaminants Translate results DraI report and get feedback from community Revise and finalize report Community gathering to discuss results Take Garden Needs Assessment Post- survey Ask ques4ons and propose new research ini4a4ves Integrated Environmental Science and Health Risk Laboratory Figure 2: Sample of participant’s leaf for dust analysis Figure 4: Sample of participant’s vegetables for heavy metal analysis Figure 5: Sample of participant’s leaf for dust analysis Figure 3: Sample of participant’s vegetables for heavy metal analysis
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Public participation in scientific research, also known as Citizen Science (CS), broadly defined as “…intentional collaborations in which members of the public engage in the process of research to generate new science-based knowledge” (Bonney et al., 2009)
v Beamer, Paloma I. et al. “Differences in Metal Concentration by Particle Size in House Dust and Soil.” Journal of environmental monitoring: JEM 14.3 (2012): 839-844. PMC. v Bonne, Rick, et al. “Public Participation in Scientific Research: Defining the Field and Assessing Its Potential for Informal Science Education. A CAISE Inquiry Group Report.” Online Submission (2009). v Gittleman, Mara, Kelli Jordan, and Eric Brelsford. “Using citizen science to quantify community garden crop yields.” Cities and the Environment (CATE) 5.1 (2012): 4. v Ramírez-Andreotta, Mónica. A greenhouse and field-based study to determine the accumulation of arsenic in common homegrown vegetables grown in mining-affected soils. Sci Total Environ. 2013 Jan 15; 443:
299-306. v Ramírez-Andreotta, Mónica. Home gardening near a mining site in an arsenic-endemic region of Arizona: Assessing arsenic exposure dose and risk via ingestion of home garden vegetables, soils, and water. Sci
Total Environ. 2013 June1; 454-455: 373-382. v Ramírez-Andreotta, Mónica. Building a co-created citizen science program with gardeners neighboring a Superfund site: The Gardenroots case study. In: International Public Health Journal,7(1); 139-153. v Ramírez-Andreotta, Mónica. Environmental Research Translations: enhancing interactions with communities at contaminate sites. Sci Total Environ. 2014 Nov 1; 497-498: 651. v U.S. Food and Drug Administration. “Total Diet Study.” Encyclopedia of Agrochemicals (2003): 1-167. Analytical Results. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. I am most appreciative for my mentor, Dr. Mónica Ramírez-Andreotta. Thank you loving
family, friends, donors, supports, peers, and teachers. “Stand on the shoulder of giants.”
PAST WORK
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
GOALS OUTCOMES ² Completed a needs assessment with community members
and University of Arizona Cooperative Extension
² 100+ participants are involved and trained in sample
collection protocols, 55 kits have been returned
² All participants have completed a pre-survey to assess
knowledge, awareness, and efficacy
² Gardenroots participants received, on average quarterly
project updates for the entire duration of the project
² Launched a live, public website for community accessibility
and documentation (gardenroots.arizona.edu)
² Engaging community members using a citizen science approach
to research
² Train community members in the scientific method and
sampling protocols in order to co-generate environmental
monitoring data (soil, water, plants, and dust).
² Evaluate environmental quality and the potential exposure to
contaminants of concern near resource extraction and hazardous
waste sites
² Successfully communicate the study results to all participating
individuals and families
² Disseminate the results broadly in order to appropriately
influence community prevention practices and environmental
decision-making
Figure 1: How to increase levels of participation and partnerships with citizen-science projects
PROJECT METHODOLOGY
Images courtesy of the Integrated Environmental Science and Health Risk Laboratory
EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
gardenroo sThe Greenlee County Garden Project
Gardenroots: The Arizona Garden Project A Co-Created citizen-science project in Apache, Cochise and Greenlee County
Authors: Mely Bohlman1 and Monica Ramirez-Andreotta1, 2
1Department of Soil, Water, and Environmental Science and 2 Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health’s Division of Community, Environment & Policy
TakeGardensNeedsAssessmentPre-survey
Par4cipateintraining
Collectsamplesfromgarden
Submitsamples
Watersamples
Vegetablesamples Washanddry Grind
Soilsamples Sieveanddry Mill
Dustsamples Washleaves Filter
DeliversamplestoUA’sLaboratoryof
EmergingContaminants
Translateresults
DraIreportandgetfeedbackfrom
community
Reviseandfinalizereport
Communitygatheringtodiscussresults
TakeGardenNeedsAssessmentPost-
survey
Askques4onsandproposenew
researchini4a4ves
Integrated Environmental Science and Health Risk Laboratory
Figure 2: Sample of participant’s leaf for dust analysis
Figure 4: Sample of participant’s vegetables for heavy metal analysis
Figure 5: Sample of participant’s leaf for dust analysis
Figure 3: Sample of participant’s vegetables for heavy metal analysis
