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Public participation and volunteer help in monitoring programs: An assessment

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A number of opportunities exist for involving the public in environmental monitoring. This paper outlines some examples where this has been done, evaluates these examples, and then summarizes some of the benefits as well as the disadvantages of this approach.

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  1. Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Toronto, M5S 1A4, Ontario, Canada

    Pamela Stokes & Magda Havas

  2. AES-DOE, LRTAP Liaison Office, 4905 Dufferin Street, M3H 5T4, Downsview, Ontario, Canada

    Tom Brydges

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Stokes, P., Havas, M. & Brydges, T. Public participation and volunteer help in monitoring programs: An assessment. Environ Monit Assess 15, 225–229 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00394889

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