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Participatory environmental health research: A tool to explore the socio-exposome in a major european industrial zone

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Objectives We show that participatory research approaches can be a useful tool across disciplines and data collection methods to explore the socio-exposome near one of the largest industrial harbors in Europe. We analyzed resident involvement in each project and their capacity to affect structural changes. Methods Longitudinal participatory environmental monitoring studies on lichens, petunias, aquatic systems and groundwater were conducted under the program VOCE (Volunteers for the Citizens' Observation of the Environment), which mobilized nearly 100 volunteers to collect and report data. A community-based participatory health survey, Fos EPSEAL was also carried out during the same period. We describe citizens' involvement in each study following Davis and Ramirez-Andreotta's (2021) ‘best practice’ grid. We also use residents' insights to refine understanding of the socio-exposome. Results The region is significantly impacted by industrial pollution and fenceline communities are disproportionately exposed. The community-based participatory health survey documented negative health outcomes among the residents, including a higher prevalence of chronic symptoms and diabetes (e.g., 11.9%) in the Fos-Berre Lagoon region than in other communities. This methodology shows the benefits of the co-production of knowledge in environmental health: not only does it enable epistemological transformations favorable to the vulnerable population, but it also triggered public action (i.e., media and public authorities’ attention leading to official expertise reports, filing of collective complaints before the courts). Conclusion This body of multiple participatory research studies over time is a useful approach to better understand the socio-exposome and health issues in an industrial zone.
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halshs-03888493 , version 1 (07-12-2022)

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Maxime Jeanjean, Julien Dron, Barbara Allen, Christelle Gramaglia, Annabelle Austruy, et al.. Participatory environmental health research: A tool to explore the socio-exposome in a major european industrial zone. Environmental Research, 2023, 218, 11865 [n.p.]. ⟨10.1016/j.envres.2022.114865⟩. ⟨halshs-03888493⟩
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