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Co-creation in citizen science: sharing learnings and good practice from an indoor, airborne microplastics project
Journal of Science Communication2025
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Ben Williams
Ben Williams
Ben Williams
Ben Williams
Ben Williams
Ben Williams
Ben Williams
Ben Williams
Ana Margarida Sardo,
Ben Williams
Ben Williams
Laura De Vito,
Laura De Vito,
Laura De Vito,
Laura De Vito,
Laura De Vito,
Laura De Vito,
Laura De Vito,
Laura De Vito,
Laura De Vito,
K. J. Pringle,
Ana Margarida Sardo,
Ana Margarida Sardo,
Ana Margarida Sardo,
Ben Williams
Ana Margarida Sardo,
Ana Margarida Sardo,
Mark Hansen,
Ana Margarida Sardo,
Ana Margarida Sardo,
Ana Margarida Sardo,
Kathryn Lamb-Riddell,
Mark Hansen,
Ben Williams
Ben Williams
Mark Hansen,
Mark Hansen,
Mark Hansen,
Mark Hansen,
Mark Hansen,
Mark Hansen,
Mark Hansen,
Kathryn Lamb-Riddell,
Mark Hansen,
Kathryn Lamb-Riddell,
Sophie Laggan,
Kathryn Lamb-Riddell,
Kathryn Lamb-Riddell,
Kathryn Lamb-Riddell,
Kathryn Lamb-Riddell,
Kathryn Lamb-Riddell,
Kathryn Lamb-Riddell,
Kathryn Lamb-Riddell,
Kathryn Lamb-Riddell,
Timothy M. Cox,
Kathryn Lamb-Riddell,
Kathryn Lamb-Riddell,
Kathryn Lamb-Riddell,
Kathryn Lamb-Riddell,
Kathryn Lamb-Riddell,
Kathryn Lamb-Riddell,
Kathryn Lamb-Riddell,
Kathryn Lamb-Riddell,
Sophie Laggan,
Sophie Laggan,
Sophie Laggan,
Ben Williams
Sophie Laggan,
Sophie Laggan,
Sophie Laggan,
Sophie Laggan,
Sophie Laggan,
Mark Hansen,
Ben Williams
Summary
The HOMEs citizen science project had participants place passive airborne microplastic samplers in their homes and use low-cost microscopes for analysis, identifying key methodological successes and barriers in co-creation approaches to indoor microplastic research.
HOMEs was a citizen science exploratory project, aimed at investigating the presence of airborne microplastics in people's homes. Participants placed passive samplers in their homes, using low-cost microscopes to see and take pictures of their samples. The methods developed are promising, however there are a number of pitfalls to avoid and key considerations. This practice insight explores successful approaches and identifies barriers and limitations when embedding co-creation and participatory citizen science approaches to a research project. This piece focuses on the methods and engagement with participants, rather than on microplastics findings.