公民科学数据在研究沿海微塑料和中塑料分布方面的潜在贡献
David M Jones1, Jonathan Potts1, Michelle S Hale2
1School of the Environment and Life Sciences, University of Portsmouth, King Henry Building, Portsmouth, PO1 2DY, UK.
Environmental monitoring and assessment
|July 21, 2025
概括
公民科学有效监测沿海塑料污染,揭示区域差异. 与非政府组织的合作有助于加强对微塑料和中塑料 (MP/MEP) 研究的数据收集.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 海洋生物学 海洋生物学
- 公民科学 公民科学
背景情况:
- 海洋塑料污染,特别是微塑料 (MP) 和中塑料 (MEP),是一个关键的全球环境问题.
- 由于地形过程和大量的废物投入,沿海地区特别脆弱,导致大量的积累.
- 公民科学 (CS) 为补充污染监测传统研究方法提供了一种有价值的方法.
研究的目的:
- 分析关于海洋环境中微塑料和中塑料分布的公民科学数据.
- 检查志愿者参与和组织关联对数据收集的影响.
- 了解塑料污染及其驱动因素的地理变异性.
主要方法:
- 分析来自39个国家的大微塑料调查 (BMS) 的公民科学数据 (2018年3月至2024年4月).
- 描述性统计数据被用来评估志愿者参与,参与,以及国会议员和欧洲议员的地理分布.
- 调查组织关联,特别是非政府组织 (NGO) 对数据提交的影响.
主要成果:
- 观察到微塑料和中塑料的地理分布存在很大差异,这表明了区域污染的动态.
- 志愿者参与和数据提交受到地理位置和组织关系等因素的影响.
- 与非政府组织 (NGO) 进行合作,大大促进了数据收集工作.
结论:
- 公民科学,特别是当由非政府组织支持时,是增强沿海塑料污染研究传统科学方法的宝贵工具.
- 该研究强调了对组织参与的战略重点的重要性,以改善CS项目中的数据质量和数据收集.
- 调查结果为沿海塑料污染提供了关键的见解,支持环境管理和空间和时间趋势的评估.
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