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标题：Nuestros Suelos: exploring new forms of public engagement with polluted soils
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作者：Sebastian Ureta ; Miriam Llona ; Delia Rodríguez-Oroz 等
期刊名称：Journal of Science Communication
印刷版ISSN：1824-2049
电子版ISSN：1824-2049
出版年度：2022
卷号：21
DOI：10.22323/2.21010801
语种：English
出版社：International School for Advanced Studies
摘要：Despite being a critical environmental problem, soil pollution is not usually considered as a relevant issue by the general public. This disinterest derives from traditional procedures to assess soil pollution that are quite complex and costly, not considering any form of citizen involvement. Seeking to challenge this situation, the project “Nuestros Suelos” (Our Soil) aimed at designing and testing a low-cost participative soil pollution assessment toolkit. The final prototype included several participative modules, going from an assessment of the history of local soils to measuring heavy metals such as Arsenic and Copper. Tested with low-income communities in northern Chile, the toolkit was able not only to produce multiple kinds of data but also a public that started to understand and care about the issue.
关键词：Citizen science;Public engagement with science and technology;Risk communication