This project investigates the community perception of health risks according to ethnicity, class, gender and education in the town of Lompoc. The project will conduct a risk assessment using the PP Geographic Information System to enhance the participation of the community in the debate of pesticides and to enhance their capacity to make informed decisions. I was engaged in Phase I of the project in which community members were interviewed about the perceived risks to try and identify the information that the community needs. I made contact with teachers in the community ? some of whom are participants in science education projects at UCSB, to collect background information and local opinions.