Chemist-Community Collaborations (C3)
Air pollution, groundwater contamination, and abandoned industrial sites are among the environmental issues that affect communities in the Philadelphia area.
Community groups sometimes organize to confront these issues and improve environmental quality in their neighborhoods. Their effectiveness is often limited, however, by lack of access to high-quality, quantitative information about the hazards present in their environment, how residents can be affected, and ultimately what can be done.
The Chemist-Community Collaborations (C3) project addresses the need for better quantitative information about environmental conditions in Philadelphia-area communities by forming and facilitating research collaborations between chemist volunteers and community groups.
Staff: Matthew Hill, Doug Lisk, Jody Roberts
Get details on the Consortium for Community Based Science, a newly formed part of the C3 project, and read the Phase 1 Report for the consortium's Air Quality in Hunting Park project.