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dc.contributorNorth America Officeen_US
dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programmeen_US
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Georgiaen_US
dc.contributor.authorMississippi River Cities and Towns Initiativeen_US
dc.contributor.otherYoungblood, Kathrynen_US
dc.contributor.otherFinder, Sheridanen_US
dc.contributor.otherJambeck, Jennaen_US
dc.coverage.spatialUnited States of Americaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-13T19:15:56Z
dc.date.available2021-12-13T19:15:56Z
dc.date.issued2021-12
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/37665
dc.descriptionHundreds of community volunteers surveyed targeted areas in the Quad Cities to understand the movement and accumulation of plastic pollution, generating key data through a citizen science approach. Community members collected data with Debris Tracker, an open data citizen science movement and free mobile phone app. The cities that participated in this phase of data collection included: Davenport, Iowa; Bettendorf, Iowa; Rock Island, Illinois; Moline, Illinois; and East Moline, Illinois. The data gathered in the Quad Cities was examined to understand the state of plastic litter, generating as rich a picture as possible, within a dedicated timeframe, of the extent and type of litter that can make its way to the river. This project consisted of scientific strategy development and refinement, volunteer training and outreach, field data collection, and data analysis and reporting. The community training and data collection occurred from September–October, 2021. The initiative was successful in engaging citizen scientists with 24,943 total litter items logged in the Quad Cities from October 1–31, 2021. Plastic was the top material found, comprising 76% of the items logged in the Quad Cities.en_US
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dc.languageEnglishen_US
dc.rightsPublicen_US
dc.subjectPLASTIC POLLUTONen_US
dc.subjectMARINE POLLUTIONen_US
dc.subjectCITIESen_US
dc.subjectUNITED STATESen_US
dc.titleMississippi River Plastic Pollution Initiative: Quad Cities Science Reporten_US
wd.identifier.sdgSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingen_US
wd.topicsNature Actionen_US
wd.identifier.pagesnumber47 pagesen_US


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