Assessing the Performance of a Citizen Science Based Water Quality Monitoring Program for Nitrates Using Test Strips Implemented in the Medjerda Hydrosystem in Northern Tunisia

IF 3.1 Q2 WATER RESOURCES

Hydrology Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI:10.3390/hydrology11010006

S. Chaabane, K. Riahi, Slaheddine Khlifi, Emna Slama, M. Vanclooster

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Abstract

Recent technological progress in water management of hydrosystems has been made to deploy efficient and effective water quality monitoring systems (WQMS). Among these, a citizen science (CS)-based water quality monitoring (WQM) program using test strips is considered as a smart tool that may aid in the production of reliable, continuous, and comprehensive data on the water quality resources of hydrosystems over a broad range of spatial and temporal scales. In this case study, the objective is to evaluate the performance of a CS-based WQM for nitrates assessment using test water quality strips for the Medjerda watershed in Northern Tunisia. Overall, 137 samples were collected from 24 sampling sites and were analyzed by 33 participants. Citizens involved in the program were regrouped in five citizen types according to their socio-economic characteristics. Statistical tests, analysis of variance (ANOVA) and multiple correspondence analyses (MCA) were achieved to survey the goodness of fit of CS as a contribution to data collection in terms of the socio-economic profile of the participant. The results show that this tool could be reliable for obtaining the levels of nitrate in water samples. Water quality test trips can conveniently be used by citizens for WQM of nitrates when they are rigorously following the manufacturer’s instructions. Additional efforts in communication and training could help to improve the performance of this CS-WQM program for nitrate in the Medjerda watershed.

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评估基于公民科学的水质监测计划在突尼斯北部梅杰尔达水系使用试纸监测硝酸盐的效果

最近，水文系统水资源管理方面的技术进步已经部署了高效和有效的水质监测系统（WQMS）。其中，以公民科学（CS）为基础、使用试纸的水质监测（WQM）计划被认为是一种智能工具，有助于在广泛的空间和时间范围内生成可靠、连续和全面的水系水质资源数据。本案例研究的目的是评估基于 CS 的水质监测系统在突尼斯北部梅杰尔达流域使用水质测试条进行硝酸盐评估的性能。总共从 24 个采样点采集了 137 个样本，并由 33 名参与者进行了分析。参与计划的公民根据其社会经济特征被重新分为五种公民类型。通过统计测试、方差分析（ANOVA）和多重对应分析（MCA），调查了 CS 作为数据收集工具与参与者社会经济特征的契合度。结果表明，该工具可以可靠地获取水样中的硝酸盐含量。市民只要严格遵守制造商的说明，就可以方便地使用水质检测车进行硝酸盐的水质监测。在交流和培训方面的进一步努力将有助于提高该 CS-WQM 计划在 Medjerda 流域硝酸盐方面的性能。

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Hydrology Earth and Planetary Sciences-Earth-Surface Processes

CiteScore

4.90

自引率

21.90%

发文量

192

审稿时长

6 weeks

期刊介绍： Journal of Hydrology publishes original research papers and comprehensive reviews in all the subfields of the hydrological sciences, including water based management and policy issues that impact on economics and society. These comprise, but are not limited to the physical, chemical, biogeochemical, stochastic and systems aspects of surface and groundwater hydrology, hydrometeorology, hydrogeology and hydrogeophysics. Relevant topics incorporating the insights and methodologies of disciplines such as climatology, water resource systems, ecohydrology, geomorphology, soil science, instrumentation and remote sensing, data and information sciences, civil and environmental engineering are within scope. Social science perspectives on hydrological problems such as resource and ecological economics, sociology, psychology and behavioural science, management and policy analysis are also invited. Multi-and interdisciplinary analyses of hydrological problems are within scope. The science published in the Journal of Hydrology is relevant to catchment scales rather than exclusively to a local scale or site. Studies focused on urban hydrological issues are included.