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A Mixed Methods Approach to Understanding the Public Health Impact of a School-Based Citizen Science Program to Reduce Arsenic in Private Well Water.

Ashley TaylorAlexis GarretsonKaren H BieluchKate L BuckmanHannah LustCait BaileyAnna E FarrellBrian P JacksonRebecca LincolnErin ArnesonSarah R HallBruce A StantonJane E Disney
Published in: Environmental health perspectives (2024)
A school-based approach to collecting and analyzing private well water samples can successfully reach communities with low testing rates for toxic elements, such as As and other metals. Importantly, information generated through the program can impact household decision-making, and students can influence local and state policymaking by sharing information in their communities. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP13421.
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