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Perception and acceptance towards water reuse in the Southeast United States: A public survey.

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العنوان: Perception and acceptance towards water reuse in the Southeast United States: A public survey.
المؤلفون: Pathiranage WB; Department of Civil Engineering, University of Mississippi, Carrier Hall, University, MS 38677, USA., Bray L; Department of Civil Engineering, University of Mississippi, Carrier Hall, University, MS 38677, USA., Jones K; Department of Civil Engineering, University of Mississippi, Carrier Hall, University, MS 38677, USA., Redwine N; Department of Civil Engineering, University of Mississippi, Carrier Hall, University, MS 38677, USA., Saralvarez J; Department of Civil Engineering, University of Mississippi, Carrier Hall, University, MS 38677, USA., D'Alessio M; Department of Civil Engineering, University of Mississippi, Carrier Hall, University, MS 38677, USA. Electronic address: matteo@olemiss.edu.
المصدر: The Science of the total environment [Sci Total Environ] 2024 Jan 15; Vol. 908, pp. 168224. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Nov 02.
نوع المنشور: Journal Article
اللغة: English
بيانات الدورية: Publisher: Elsevier Country of Publication: Netherlands NLM ID: 0330500 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1879-1026 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00489697 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Sci Total Environ Subsets: MEDLINE
أسماء مطبوعة: Original Publication: Amsterdam, Elsevier.
مواضيع طبية MeSH: Water Supply* , Drinking Water*, Humans ; Wastewater ; Southeastern United States ; Perception
مستخلص: The growing global water crisis has increased the need for alternative water sources. Among the potential solutions to mitigate the current challenging situation, water reuse has been considered and implemented, especially during the past decade. Public perception/acceptance represents one of the most common challenges related to the wide implementation of water reuse. To evaluate its public awareness and better understand the reasons behind the public skepticism for outdoor and indoor activities, a survey was conducted in the Southeast United States. The survey included open-ended questions, questions with five-point Likert scales, and multiple-choice questions. A total of 203 responses were considered for the final analysis. Participants, mostly in the 18-60 age range, hold at least a high school diploma (94 %). The age of the participants had an association with the knowledge related to the wastewater treatment method adopted in their household (chi squared, X 2  = 28.8, p = 0.055). Participants 1) selected the U.S. EPA as the most credible organization in the field of drinking water, 2) were more willing to use recycled water for removing road dust, watering private yards or non-edible crops, public toilets, and firefighting than for watering edible crops/orchards or livestock feed, and 3) were reluctant to use recycled water when direct-human contact or ingestion can occur. While only 8 % were willing to use recycled water for drinking, the addition of further treatments combined with environmental regulations, frequent sampling campaigns, and educational activities highlighting possible treatments and potential benefits related to water reuse, will increase the participants' willingness to implement water reuse more widely.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
(Copyright © 2023 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
فهرسة مساهمة: Keywords: Public perception; Southeast USA; Survey; Wastewater; Water reuse
المشرفين على المادة: 0 (Drinking Water)
0 (Wastewater)
تواريخ الأحداث: Date Created: 20231103 Date Completed: 20231127 Latest Revision: 20231127
رمز التحديث: 20240829
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168224
PMID: 37923275
قاعدة البيانات: MEDLINE
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تدمد:1879-1026
DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168224