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A Critical Air Quality Science Perspective on Citizen Science in Action

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A Critical Air Quality Science Perspective on Citizen Science in Action. / Booker, Douglas; Walker, Gordon; Young, Paul et al.
In: Local Environment : The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability, Vol. 28, No. 1, 02.01.2023, p. 31-46.

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Booker, D, Walker, G, Young, P & Porroche-Escudero, A 2023, 'A Critical Air Quality Science Perspective on Citizen Science in Action', Local Environment : The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 31-46. https://doi.org/10.1080/13549839.2022.2118700

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Booker, D., Walker, G., Young, P., & Porroche-Escudero, A. (2023). A Critical Air Quality Science Perspective on Citizen Science in Action. Local Environment : The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability, 28(1), 31-46. https://doi.org/10.1080/13549839.2022.2118700

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Booker D, Walker G, Young P, Porroche-Escudero A. A Critical Air Quality Science Perspective on Citizen Science in Action. Local Environment : The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability. 2023 Jan 2;28(1):31-46. Epub 2022 Sept 13. doi: 10.1080/13549839.2022.2118700

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Booker, Douglas ; Walker, Gordon ; Young, Paul et al. / A Critical Air Quality Science Perspective on Citizen Science in Action. In: Local Environment : The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability. 2023 ; Vol. 28, No. 1. pp. 31-46.

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