▁Chris ▁Pack ham . ▁The ▁survey ▁a ims ▁to ▁learn ▁more ▁about ▁soil ▁and ▁earth w orm ▁distribution ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁the ▁effects ▁that ▁humans ▁are ▁having ▁on ▁soil ▁quality . ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁public ▁are ▁asked ▁to ▁upload ▁their ▁find ings ▁directly ▁onto ▁the ▁OP AL ▁website , ▁and ▁results ▁are ▁then ▁anal ys ed ▁by ▁Imperial ▁College ▁London , ▁which ▁is ▁also ▁coordin ating ▁the ▁survey . ▁ ▁Air ▁survey ▁▁ ▁The ▁OP AL ▁air ▁survey ▁launched ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁is ▁coordin ated ▁by ▁Imperial ▁College ▁London . ▁The ▁survey ▁asks ▁people ▁to ▁look ▁for ▁l ich ens ▁on ▁trees ▁and ▁tar ▁spot ▁fung us ▁on ▁sy cam ore ▁leaves ▁and ▁then ▁record ▁their ▁results ▁online . ▁The ▁survey ▁is ▁helping ▁scient ists ▁learn ▁more ▁about ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁air ▁poll ution , ▁and ▁is ▁supported ▁by ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁organis ations ▁including ▁the ▁British ▁L ichen ▁Society . ▁ ▁Water ▁survey ▁▁ ▁The ▁OP AL ▁water ▁survey ▁launched ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁is ▁coordin ated ▁by ▁University ▁College ▁London ▁( U CL ). ▁The ▁survey ▁asks ▁people ▁to ▁go ▁p ond - di pping ▁and ▁identify ▁the ▁in verte br ates ▁living ▁in ▁their ▁local ▁p ond ▁or ▁lake . ▁Using ▁this ▁information ▁they ▁can ▁then ▁find ▁out ▁how ▁poll uted ▁the ▁water ▁is , ▁as ▁some ▁cre atures ▁are ▁more ▁toler ant ▁of ▁poll ution ▁than ▁others . ▁Results ▁are ▁collected ▁online ▁and ▁will ▁help ▁scient ists ▁learn ▁more