Perception of tap water risks and quality: A structural equation model approach

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 143-149

  de Franca Doria, M ^a   Pidgeon, N ^a   Hunter, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Perceived quality; Risk perception; Tap water

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISKS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; ODOR CONTROL; POTABLE WATER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK PERCEPTION; TASTE CONTROL (WATER TREATMENT);

CONTEXTUAL INDICATORS; PERCEIVED QUALITY; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODEL; TAP WATER;

WATER QUALITY;

DRINKING WATER; TAP WATER;

DRINKING WATER; PERCEPTION; RISK;

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FLAVOR; FLUID INTAKE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PORTUGAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; TASTE DISCRIMINATION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER CONTENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 28444452544     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2005.0245     Document Type: Article

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