From late January to mid-April 2024, the Polymer Group at the University of Burgos conducted a citizen science initiative as part of the project "SMART POLYMERS: APPLICATION IN FOOD AND BIOMEDICAL SAFETY AND CONTROL, SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION, AND BIOREMEDIATION" (Reference BU025P23), funded through the grant call of the applied science research projects support program of the Junta de Castilla y León.
This initiative involved active participation of citizens in the research process, focusing primarily on sampling. Interested citizens contributed by sending water samples from both their household taps and public sources, springs, wells, and rivers.
In total, 146 tap water samples from various towns/cities, 83 fountain samples, and 30 samples from other sources have been analyzed.
