The 2025 DCU Water Blitz marks a significant milestone by placing advanced chemical detection tools directly into the hands of the public for the first time, setting a new standard for citizen-led science across Europe.
Thank you to all citizen scientists!! to partners, and funders Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Ireland, who made this collaboration possible. This is milestone in citizen science for water protection. Chloe Martin, Hans-Jørgen Albrechtsen, Karolina Mileńko-Kuszewska, Elizaveta Vereshchagina, DCU Water Institute, Dublin City University, DCU Faculty of Science and Health, DCU , FuJo Susan Hegarty, Valerie McCarthy, Fiona Murphy, Bertrand Vallet ,Benjamin Lopez, Daire Keogh, David Robbins, Diarmuid Torney, Padraig Murphy, Pat Brereton, Rebecca Smith ,David O’Connor.
