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A nationwide assessment of plastic pollution in the Danish realm using citizen science

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Nanna B. Hartmann, Jakob Strand Jakob Strand Kristian Syberg, Lauge Peter Westergaard Clausen, Jakob Strand Farhan R. Khan, Farhan R. Khan, Farhan R. Khan, Kristian Syberg, Kristian Syberg, Kristian Syberg, Farhan R. Khan, Nanna B. Hartmann, Jakob Strand Kristian Syberg, Lauge Peter Westergaard Clausen, Nanna B. Hartmann, Farhan R. Khan, Farhan R. Khan, Farhan R. Khan, Farhan R. Khan, Louise Feld, Nanna B. Hartmann, Nanna B. Hartmann, Farhan R. Khan, Jakob Strand Farhan R. Khan, Yvonne Shashoua, Kristian Syberg, Jakob Strand Annemette Palmqvist, Lauge Peter Westergaard Clausen, Jakob Strand Jakob Strand Yvonne Shashoua, Jes Vollertsen, Nanna B. Hartmann, Farhan R. Khan, Lauge Peter Westergaard Clausen, Farhan R. Khan, Farhan R. Khan, Jakob Strand Farhan R. Khan, Nanna B. Hartmann, Nanna B. Hartmann, Yvonne Shashoua, Lauge Peter Westergaard Clausen, Nanna B. Hartmann, Nanna B. Hartmann, Nanna B. Hartmann, Nanna B. Hartmann, Jakob Strand Louise Feld, Jakob Strand Annemette Palmqvist, Kristian Syberg, Torkel Gissel Nielsen, Annemette Palmqvist, Annemette Palmqvist, Kristian Syberg, Annemette Palmqvist, Kristian Syberg, Steffen Foss Hansen, Steffen Foss Hansen, Steffen Foss Hansen, Farhan R. Khan, Farhan R. Khan, Yvonne Shashoua, Farhan R. Khan, Farhan R. Khan, Nanna B. Hartmann, Farhan R. Khan, Yvonne Shashoua, Farhan R. Khan, Jes Vollertsen, Farhan R. Khan, Farhan R. Khan, Nanna B. Hartmann, Jes Vollertsen, Yvonne Shashoua, Torkel Gissel Nielsen, Torkel Gissel Nielsen, Kristian Syberg, Kristian Syberg, Jakob Strand Nanna B. Hartmann, Farhan R. Khan, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Farhan R. Khan, Jes Vollertsen, Yvonne Shashoua, Yvonne Shashoua, Farhan R. Khan, Louise Feld, Jes Vollertsen, Yvonne Shashoua, Jakob Strand Farhan R. Khan, Jes Vollertsen, Kristian Syberg, Louise Feld, Jes Vollertsen, Jakob Strand Kristian Syberg, Kristian Syberg, Nanna B. Hartmann, Nanna B. Hartmann, Farhan R. Khan, Nanna B. Hartmann, Jakob Strand Jes Vollertsen, Nanna B. Hartmann, Jakob Strand Jes Vollertsen, Nanna B. Hartmann, Yvonne Shashoua, Jes Vollertsen, Farhan R. Khan, Nanna B. Hartmann, Nanna B. Hartmann, Nanna B. Hartmann, Steffen Foss Hansen, Farhan R. Khan, Kristian Syberg, Jakob Strand Steffen Foss Hansen, Torkel Gissel Nielsen, Jes Vollertsen, Farhan R. Khan, Farhan R. Khan, Farhan R. Khan, Farhan R. Khan, Farhan R. Khan, Torkel Gissel Nielsen, Torkel Gissel Nielsen, Torkel Gissel Nielsen, Torkel Gissel Nielsen, Torkel Gissel Nielsen, Torkel Gissel Nielsen, Torkel Gissel Nielsen, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Lauge Peter Westergaard Clausen, Annemette Palmqvist, Annemette Palmqvist, Annemette Palmqvist, Annemette Palmqvist, Jes Vollertsen, Steffen Foss Hansen, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Nanna B. Hartmann, Nanna B. Hartmann, Nanna B. Hartmann, Jes Vollertsen, Nanna B. Hartmann, Nanna B. Hartmann, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Nanna B. Hartmann, Nanna B. Hartmann, Nanna B. Hartmann, Nanna B. Hartmann, Nanna B. Hartmann, Jakob Strand Kristian Syberg, Jes Vollertsen, Kristian Syberg, Kristian Syberg, Jes Vollertsen, Jakob Strand Kristian Syberg, Kristian Syberg, Jes Vollertsen, Jakob Strand Kristian Syberg, Kristian Syberg, Kristian Syberg, Kristian Syberg, Kristian Syberg, Kristian Syberg, Jakob Strand Jes Vollertsen, Farhan R. Khan, Farhan R. Khan, Farhan R. Khan, Farhan R. Khan, Jakob Strand Nanna B. Hartmann, Jakob Strand Jes Vollertsen, Nanna B. Hartmann, Jes Vollertsen, Nanna B. Hartmann, Nanna B. Hartmann, Nanna B. Hartmann, Kristian Syberg, Farhan R. Khan, Nanna B. Hartmann, Yvonne Shashoua, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Yvonne Shashoua, Jes Vollertsen, Yvonne Shashoua, Jes Vollertsen, Farhan R. Khan, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Steffen Foss Hansen, Steffen Foss Hansen, Annemette Palmqvist, Annemette Palmqvist, Farhan R. Khan, Jes Vollertsen, Farhan R. Khan, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Torkel Gissel Nielsen, Farhan R. Khan, Jes Vollertsen, Torkel Gissel Nielsen, Torkel Gissel Nielsen, Torkel Gissel Nielsen, Jakob Strand Torkel Gissel Nielsen, Kristian Syberg, Kristian Syberg, Jakob Strand Yvonne Shashoua, Nanna B. Hartmann, Kristian Syberg, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Nanna B. Hartmann, Nanna B. Hartmann, Nanna B. Hartmann, Kristian Syberg, Kristian Syberg, Kristian Syberg, Farhan R. Khan, Farhan R. Khan, Farhan R. Khan, Farhan R. Khan, Farhan R. Khan, Farhan R. Khan, Farhan R. Khan, Farhan R. Khan, Torkel Gissel Nielsen, Torkel Gissel Nielsen, Torkel Gissel Nielsen, Torkel Gissel Nielsen, Torkel Gissel Nielsen, Torkel Gissel Nielsen, Torkel Gissel Nielsen, Torkel Gissel Nielsen, Torkel Gissel Nielsen, Torkel Gissel Nielsen, Jakob Strand Jakob Strand Steffen Foss Hansen, Steffen Foss Hansen, Steffen Foss Hansen, Steffen Foss Hansen, Annemette Palmqvist, Annemette Palmqvist, Annemette Palmqvist, Annemette Palmqvist, Lauge Peter Westergaard Clausen, Kristian Syberg, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Jakob Strand Farhan R. Khan, Louise Feld, Nanna B. Hartmann, Yvonne Shashoua, Nanna B. Hartmann, Yvonne Shashoua, Nanna B. Hartmann, Jes Vollertsen, Farhan R. Khan, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Torkel Gissel Nielsen, Jes Vollertsen, Torkel Gissel Nielsen, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Annemette Palmqvist, Torkel Gissel Nielsen, Kristian Syberg, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Kristian Syberg, Jes Vollertsen, Kristian Syberg, Torkel Gissel Nielsen, Torkel Gissel Nielsen, Jes Vollertsen, Kristian Syberg, Jes Vollertsen, Torkel Gissel Nielsen, Kristian Syberg, Torkel Gissel Nielsen, Steffen Foss Hansen, Jakob Strand Kristian Syberg, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Kristian Syberg, Jakob Strand Nanna B. Hartmann, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Kristian Syberg, Kristian Syberg, Yvonne Shashoua, Jes Vollertsen, Kristian Syberg, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Nanna B. Hartmann, Yvonne Shashoua, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Nikoline Oturai, Louise Feld, Torkel Gissel Nielsen, Torkel Gissel Nielsen, Jes Vollertsen, Jakob Strand Kristian Syberg, Kristian Syberg, Søren Møller, Kristian Syberg, Kristian Syberg, Kristian Syberg, Kristian Syberg, Kristian Syberg, Torkel Gissel Nielsen, Kristian Syberg, Kristian Syberg, Annemette Palmqvist, Yvonne Shashoua, Jakob Strand Jes Vollertsen, Steffen Foss Hansen, Torkel Gissel Nielsen, Torkel Gissel Nielsen, Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Jakob Strand Jes Vollertsen, Jes Vollertsen, Kristian Syberg, Jakob Strand

Summary

Researchers conducted a nationwide citizen science assessment of plastic pollution across Denmark, Greenland, and the Faeroe Islands, with approximately 57,000 school students collecting 374,082 plastic items across eight nature types in 94 of 98 Danish municipalities. The study demonstrated that student-led citizen science can fill important knowledge gaps in land-based plastic litter monitoring beyond beach surveys.

Study Type Environmental

Plastic pollution is considered one of today's major environmental problems. Current land-based monitoring programs typically rely on beach litter data and seldom include plastic pollution further inland. We initiated a citizen science project known as the Mass Experiment inviting schools throughout The Danish Realm (Denmark, Greenland and the Faeroe Islands) to collect litter samples of and document plastic pollution in 8 different nature types. In total approximately 57,000 students (6-19 years) collected 374,082 plastic items in 94 out of 98 Danish municipalities over three weeks during fall 2019. The Mass Experiment was the first scientific survey of plastic litter to cover an entire country. Here we show how citizen science, conducted by students, can be used to fill important knowledge gaps in plastic pollution research, increase public awareness, establish large scale clean-up activities and subsequently provide information to political decision-makers aiming for a more sustainable future.

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