Citizen Science & Water Hardness (KWR Water Research Institute)
What does it mean to involve drinking water customers as researchers for a period of six months? In this citizen science project of KWR and the water company Brabant Water, customers will, for the first time, participate as ‘temporary water researchers’ in a scientific study on the hardness of their drinking water, in which measurements will be taken several times rather than only once. The research will take place in the Oss region, where a transport pipeline is being replaced and customers will be temporarily supplied with harder water from another production site. Besides knowledge about the change in the water’s hardness, this research will provide new insights into the socio-scientific value and significance of citizen science, and its impact on the perception and behaviour of the participating customers.
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To engage citizens in measuring home tap water hardness using drop tests across three periods—before, during, and after changes in water supply—to understand both physical changes and public perception/behavioral responses to hardness variation
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