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Surface Water Information Collection: Volunteers Keep the Great Lakes Great

Surface Water Information Collection: Volunteers Keep the Great Lakes Great

Mark Gillingham
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 17
ISBN13: 9781522509622|ISBN10: 1522509623|EISBN13: 9781522509639
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0962-2.ch014
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Gillingham, Mark. "Surface Water Information Collection: Volunteers Keep the Great Lakes Great." Analyzing the Role of Citizen Science in Modern Research, edited by Luigi Ceccaroni and Jaume Piera, IGI Global, 2017, pp. 285-301. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0962-2.ch014

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Gillingham, M. (2017). Surface Water Information Collection: Volunteers Keep the Great Lakes Great. In L. Ceccaroni & J. Piera (Eds.), Analyzing the Role of Citizen Science in Modern Research (pp. 285-301). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0962-2.ch014

Chicago

Gillingham, Mark. "Surface Water Information Collection: Volunteers Keep the Great Lakes Great." In Analyzing the Role of Citizen Science in Modern Research, edited by Luigi Ceccaroni and Jaume Piera, 285-301. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0962-2.ch014

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Abstract

This chapter's starting premise is that for decades the United States Environmental Protection Agency region subsuming most of the Great Lakes watershed has been partially monitored by private citizens, but collected data have been underutilized by water managers, scientists, and policymakers. Today, citizens with only a smartphone can dramatically increase our understanding of surface water, help managers and policymakers, and educate the general public about the quality of water. The US Clean Water Act and National Strategy for Civil Earth Observations have helped to coordinate citizen scientists and direct funds to surface-water monitoring. And more contributors are being solicited and trained to help with the enormous task of monitoring lakes and streams. At the same time, technology allows citizens with a smartphone to accomplish what previously required experts in a lab: to act for clean water!

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