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#CrowdCloudLIVE After each episode's WORLD premiere in April, show host, producer, and people seen on the show participated in post-premiere roundtable discussions. Viewers like you listened in, asked questions, and were able to dive deeper into the power of Citizen Science.
Watch the recorded Facebook Live events now. Discover more about how Citizen Science is revolutionizing the ways we gather, analyze, and utilize the data that fuels scientific research, discovery, and community action.
Gather seawater samples from the West Coast and test for Fukushima radioactive isotopes.
Do you live on the West Coast? If you’re concerned about radiation from the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011, you can learn more about it AND help collect water samples for scientific analysis with the Canadian-based Fukushima Inform project. So far, samples have not revealed any waters with the Fukushima fingerprint isotope, which is good news! However, more samples are needed: new data seems to indicate that that the leading edge of the Fukushima plume has reached West Coast waters. Volunteers in the Fukushima Inform project receive a sampling kit each month which they use to collect seawater at their local shoreline. The sample gets shipped to the University of Victoria where it will be analyzed for radioactive isotopes from the disaster. To participate, sign up to volunteer with the InFORMal Scientists, and get more information.
