Herbicides in Drinking Water: A Challenge for Risk Communication

1998 ◽  
pp. 303-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
David B. Baker
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Risk Communication

scholarly journals Preparing for effective, adaptive risk communication about per‐ and polyfluoroalkyl substances in drinking water

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa Harclerode ◽  
Sarah Baryluk ◽  
Heather Lanza ◽  
John Frangos
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Risk Communication ◽  
Polyfluoroalkyl Substances

Risk communication of hazardous processes associated with drinking water quality - a mental models approach to customer perception, part 1 - a methodology

1999 ◽  
Vol 39 (10-11) ◽  
pp. 183-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. J. Owen ◽  
J. S. Colbourne ◽  
C. R. I. Clayton ◽  
C. Fife-Schaw
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Drinking Water ◽  
Risk Communication ◽  
Mental Models ◽  
Expert Knowledge ◽  
Drinking Water Quality ◽  
Water Industry ◽  
Customer Perception ◽  
Quality Perceptions ◽  
Water Companies

This paper describes a new method of measuring drinking water quality perceptions. Expert knowledge was captured and developed into a model which characterises the potentially hazardous processes inherent in the supply of drinking water. The methodology is based on the psychological framework of “mental modelling” and compares differences in knowledge between water industry experts and lay people. Qualitative studies revealed striking differences between the two groups. These findings are being used to evaluate and improve communications between water companies and their customers about the risks associated with drinking water.

scholarly journals Population Distrust of Drinking Water Safety. Community Outrage Analysis, Prediction and Management

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 1004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Dettori ◽  
Antonio Azara ◽  
Erika Loria ◽  
Andrea Piana ◽  
Maria Masia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Risk Communication ◽  
Water Safety ◽  
Drinking Water Safety ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
Standard Parameter ◽  
Drinking Motivation ◽  
Italian Context ◽  
First Time

The aim of the work is to evaluate the effectiveness of the risk communication strategies in cases of unsafe drinking water supply in Sardinia, the Italian context with the highest population distrust in drinking water safety. During the period 2010–2015, the ordinances published on the institutional websites were analyzed, and the population risk perception was evaluated by applying, for the first time in public health threats, the “OUTRAGE Prediction & Management” software released by Sandman. Overall, 417 ordinances issued by the Sardinian Municipalities were found. Only 1.5% of the ordinances reported information about parameters, concentrations, and risks to health, whereas 4.8% indicated only the parameters and non-standard levels. By contrast, 53.2% specified only the non-standard parameter, and 40.5% indicated a generic non-drinking motivation. The outrage assessment showed values exceeding the threshold of risk acceptance, attributable to the lack and low clarity of the information reported by the ordinances. The present study allowed us to highlight critical issues in risk communication of the quality of drinking water.

Habitat Association of Klebsiella Species

1985 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 52-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan T. Bagley
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Gastrointestinal Tract ◽  
Surface Waters ◽  
Industrial Effluents ◽  
Opportunistic Pathogen ◽  
Habitat Associations ◽  
Habitat Association ◽  
Klebsiella Species ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Polluted Waters

AbstractThe genus Klebsiella is seemingly ubiquitous in terms of its habitat associations. Klebsiella is a common opportunistic pathogen for humans and other animals, as well as being resident or transient flora (particularly in the gastrointestinal tract). Other habitats include sewage, drinking water, soils, surface waters, industrial effluents, and vegetation. Until recently, almost all these Klebsiella have been identified as one species, ie, K. pneumoniae. However, phenotypic and genotypic studies have shown that “K. pneumoniae” actually consists of at least four species, all with distinct characteristics and habitats. General habitat associations of Klebsiella species are as follows: K. pneumoniae—humans, animals, sewage, and polluted waters and soils; K. oxytoca—frequent association with most habitats; K. terrigena— unpolluted surface waters and soils, drinking water, and vegetation; K. planticola—sewage, polluted surface waters, soils, and vegetation; and K. ozaenae/K. rhinoscleromatis—infrequently detected (primarily with humans).

Nanotube-Based Filter Cleans Drinking Water

2011 ◽  
pp. 030811072845
Author(s):  
Emily Gertz
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water
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