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Participatory Science for Coastal Water Quality: Freshwater Plume Mapping and Volunteer Retention in a Randomized Informational Intervention by Jennings, Wiley C.; Cunniff, Sydney; Lewis, Kate; Deres, Hailey; Reineman, Dan R.; Davis, Jennifer; Boehm, Alexandria B. is a Environmental Science article available to read on EtoBox.
What is Participatory Science for Coastal Water Quality: Freshwater Plume Mapping and Volunteer Retention in a Randomized Informational Intervention about?
Among the biggest threats to coastal water quality are freshwater discharges. It is difficult to predict the spatial extent of freshwater plumes at marine beaches because processes governing mass transport in the surf zone are complex. Participatory science approaches could facilitate collecting shoreline data, although volunteer sampling campaigns can be challenged by data quality and volunteer retention. The goals of this study were to (1) work with volunteers to estimate safe swimming distances at beaches that receive polluted discharges, and (2) test whether informational feedback to volunteers increased retention. Forty-six volunteers participated over 12 weeks in 2019 by collecting 1452 salinity measurements at beaches near the mouths of two Central California freshwater discharges and completing participation surveys. These measurements resulted in 145 distinct estimates of safe swimming distances (D90), spanning a range of environmental conditions during rainy and dry periods. Median D90s were 150 and 100 m at San Pedro Creek south and north, and 490 and 330 m at San Lorenzo River west and east, respectively. D90 was significantly associated with adjacent freshwater dischar
Who reads Participatory Science for Coastal Water Quality: Freshwater Plume Mapping and Volunteer Retention in a Randomized Informational Intervention?
It is typically read by researchers, students, and practitioners in Environmental Science.
- Author
- Jennings, Wiley C.; Cunniff, Sydney; Lewis, Kate; Deres, Hailey; Reineman, Dan R.; Davis, Jennifer; Boehm, Alexandria B.
- Publisher
- The Royal Society of Chemistry; Royal Society of Chemistry; Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) (ISSN 2050-7887)
- Published
- 2020
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Environmental Science (Physical Sciences)