Geological Graveyards
The Geological Society of America (GSA) is working on a citizen scientist project using data from marble gravestones to track changes in air pollution and acid rain since the Industrial Revolution. When the data gathering is complete, GSA will plot the data into global maps and release them for further study by climatologists.
To take part in the effort, you’ll need to be able to reliably recognize a marble headstone and have a GPS device & a micrometer at hand. Learn more about taking part at the Gravestone Project’s home page, or just read a bit more about this clever approach in today’s issue of Science.
Tags: citizen science, clever experiments, environmental science, Geology