Marcelino Alvarez was getting frustrated and a little paranoid last week as he watched news reports about radiation levels in Japan and plumes drifting across the Pacific….
Alvarez got an idea: Enlist an army of citizen scientists to buy Geiger counters — they’re advertised online for several hundred dollars — and send radiation measurements to a website for posting and continual updating.
‘Citizen Scientists’ Crowdsource Radiation Measurements In Japan : NPR
