Valid Data from Citizen Science

Citizen scientists at the river Prießnitz near Dresden (Picture: Julia von Gönner)

Volunteers analysing their samples. (Picture: Julia von Gönner)

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Study shows: citizen science can, indeed, be an option to assess the ecological state of smaller streams

Original publication
(Researchers with iDiv affiliation and alumni in bold)

von Gönner, J., Bowler, D.E., Gröning, J., Klauer, A.-K., Liess, M., Neuer, L. & Bonn, A. (2023) Citizen science for assessing pesticide impacts in agricultural streams. Science of The Total Environment, 857, 159607. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159607

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