Milieu atmosphérique

VOCE project / Citizen observation of the environment

4th annual workshop - Paris Risk Group - BfR Berlin – 2-3 June 2016

Technological territories

Knowing pollutants within environments

InterfacesHuman-environment

And between environments

Impacts of pollutions on the living and human

health

Science policy integrated on natural environments and

their interfaces

Implementing the Science Policy

Executive committeeLocal actors

Scientific councilResearchers

Volunteers groupCitizens living in the territory

Observing the environment and its evolution, on the basis of quantitative criteria

VOCE

Overview

• Having citizens (= permanent) observations on environment and health as scientific data

• Allowing citizens to access to knowledge from the scientific process, in order to participate to the governance of their territory

At stake:

● Democratic issue

● Territorial issue

● Scientific issue

VOLONTEERS FOR A CITIZEN OBSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT

VOCEDefining the methodology

• Characterize the citizen local uses of the environment

(focus groups)

1. Recruitment2. Training 3. Observations, transfer and analyse of data4. Retrieval and communication of knowledge

• Quantify potential of implementation

(census)

VOCEImplementation

• Pilot action

12 volunteers implementing training program and setting up of a lichen observation network

• Public meetings

Fos-sur-MerGrans

• Plenary conference

25 people meeting to define their thematics of observation

• Observation campaigns

Biomonitoring air qualityMeasuring sea contamination

Cadaster of expositions

VOCEObservations and results

• Biomonitoring air quality

Cartography of sea contaminants(metals, PAH, PCDD/F, BPC)

VOCEObservations and results

• Measuring sea contamination

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Port-de-Bouc

Port-St- Louis

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VOCEDifficulties

• Political approach : agendas, fears… 

• Citizen mobilisation

• Few participation of industrial and economical actors

VOCEKey factors

• Knowledge really shared between citizens and scientifics

• Maturation of the decision process

• Complementary studies

Scientific network, methodology & equipment

• Ultrafine air particles measurement

• Atmospheric source study• Study of chlorination by-

product impacts on marine environment

• Soil measurements and study of plant-soil transfer

• Study of pollutant impregnation

Secular knowledge, local culture & continued

presence

• Observation of air quality bio-indicators

• Plant cultivation• Sea water sampling• Fishing sea species• Environmental notification

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Observatoire citoyen de l'environnement