Some communities facing environmental health concerns start a research project to document and build accountability -- producing data that can be used in advocacy, regulatory action and more. For an in-depth guide to planning out an environmental monitoring study, see this page: https://publiclab.org/wiki/start-enviro-monitor-study The guide touches on topics like: * Determining the Question at Hand * Researcher Resources * Geographic Scope * Types of Samples * Sampling Methods * Data Storage * Interpreting Data * Data Advocacy **** More on study design: [notes:study-design] ## Questions [questions:study-design]