Soil

  • Tea Bag Index

    Tea Bag Index
    • Project lead: Taru Sandén
    • AGES
    • Address: Spargelfeldstraße 191, A-1220 Wien
    • Topic: Land use, Soil
    • Activity: measuring, counting, locating, taking care
    • Participation: Open participation
    • Project link: https://teatime4schools.at/tea-bag-index/
    • Visit Website
    • Visit Website
    Can tea help us understand climate change? Yes, but we need your help! We would like you to become our research partner and take part in one of the largest experiments on soil decomposition processes at the moment!

  • SoilPlastic

    SoilPlastic
    • Project lead: Taru Sandén
    • AGES - Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety
    • Address: Spargelfeldstraße 191, 1220 Wien
    • Topic: Land use, Geology, Soil
    • Activity: photography, identifying, locating, observing
    • Participation: Open participation
    • Project link: https://www.ages.at/soilplastic
    SoilPlastic is a citizen science project that collects data on plastic in soils. No prior knowledge is needed to participate and you can enter your observations in the SoilPlastic app in just a few minutes.What is it about?Plastic products and their remains are ubiquitous. However, we still know little about how much and which types of plastic end up in soils and what effects this has. Observations by citizen scientists help scientists to fill this knowledge gap. This is an...

  • Environmental distribution of bisphenol A

    Environmental distribution of bisphenol A
    • Project lead: Andreas Wagner
    • University of Innsbruck, Department of Microbiology
    • Address: Technikerstr. 25d, 6020 Innsbruck
    • Telephone: 051250751
    • Topic: Health, Water, Waste, Soil
    • Activity: experimenting
    • Participation: Open participation
    • Project link: https://www.bpaindeinerumwelt.at/
    The project “Environmental distribution of bisphenol A” investigates the possible spread of bisphenol A (BPA) in our environment. To this end, citizen scientists collect samples (soil, sludge, water, etc.) and send them to our laboratory, where the BPA concentration in the samples is determined.What are the aims of the project?Via a public sampling approach, any kind of sample that possibly contains BPA is sent to the lab and BPA concentrations are determined. The team of the...

  • SoilBlitz

    SoilBlitz
    • Project lead: Sophia Götzinger
    • AGES - Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety
    • Address: Spargelfeldstraße 191, 1220 Wien
    • Telephone: +43(0)50555-34134
    • Topic: Food, Plants, Land use, Soil
    • Activity: measuring, photography, counting, identifying, locating, observing
    • Participation: Open participation
    • Project link: https://www.ages.at/soilblitz
    A snapshot of soil healthWith the SoilBlitz, Citizen Scientists independently carried out tests to determine local soil health, collect important data and become aware of the importance of healthy soils.What are the aims of the project?In a so-called ‘SoilBlitz’, five uncomplicated and fast tests were carried out to determine soil indicators such as soil texture and colour, water infiltration rate, earthworm occurrence and vegetation cover. The measurement results for these...

  • city-tree-soil

    • Project lead: Edwin Herzberger
    • Austrian Research Centre for Forests
    • Address: Seckendorff-Gudent-Weg 8, 1131 Wien
    • Telephone: 01 87838 1319
    • Topic: Plants, Weather, Land use, Water, Soil
    • Activity: measuring
    • Participation: Open participation
    • Family-friendly: Family-friendly
    • Project link: https://www.bfw.gv.at/stadt-baum-boden/
    In the City-Tree-Soil project, the Federal Research Centre for Forestry (BFW), the Federal Environment Agency (UBA), the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU) and the University of Innsbruck are investigating the growth conditions of urban trees in Vienna and Innsbruck. Citizen scientists (schools and the general public) are responsible for recording the growth in thickness. In addition, soil carbon is being measured in both cities.What are the aims of the project?The...

  • ECHO

    The picture shows the ECHO soil sampling kit for citizen scientists. The kit contains various materials for taking soil samples and recording soil health indicators as part of the ECHO project.
    • Project lead: Tanja Mimmo
    • Free University of Bolzano, Italy
    • Address: Universitätsplatz 1,39100 Bozen (BZ), Italien
    • Telephone: +39 0471 017161
    • Topic: Food, Health, Politics, Waste, Living together, Soil
    • Activity: Online game, measuring, photography, counting, locating, rating, discussing, observing, experimenting, Offline participation
    • Participation: Open participation
    • Family-friendly: Family-friendly
    • Project link: https://echosoil.eu/
    Engaging Citizens in Soil Science: the Road to Healthier SoilsThe project aims to engage citizens in protecting and restoring soils by building their skills and enhancing their knowledge on soils. Citizens will actively contribute to the project’s data collection, promote soil stewardship, and foster behavioural change across the EU. What are the aims of the project? ECHO aims to improve soil health across Europe by actively...

  • SoilRise

    • Project lead: Pia Euteneuer
    • Versuchswirtschaft Groß-Enzersdorf
    • Address: Schlosshofer Straße 31, 2301 Groß-Enzersdorf
    • Telephone: +43 664 88586428
    • Topic: Animals, Land use, Soil
    • Activity: measuring, photography, counting, identifying, discussing, taking care, observing, experimenting
    • Participation: Open participation
    • Project link: https://www.soilrise.eu/home/
    Monitoring of Soilbiota by Citizen ScienceSoilRise is a research project on earthworm biodiversity in Europe. Earthworms play a crucial role in soil fertility and are considered important ecosystem engineers. With your help we like to collect data on the distribution and diversity of earthworms in Europe.But SoilRise is more than scientific research. We aim to build an interactive network between researches, citizen scientists (you) and stakeholders to raise awareness of the importance of...