What's wrong with the tap? Examining perceptions of tap water and bottled water at Purdue University

Environmental Management

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 588-601

  Saylor, Amber ^a   Prokopy, Linda Stalker ^a   Amberg, Shannon ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottled water; Risk perceptions; Social marketing; Tap water

Indexed keywords

BOTTLED WATER; CURRENT BEHAVIORS; GRADUATE STUDENTS; MARKETING STRATEGY; ONLINE SURVEYS; PERCEIVED RISK; PURDUE UNIVERSITY; QUALITATIVE INTERVIEWS; RANDOM SAMPLE; RESPONSE RATE; SOCIAL MARKETING; TAP WATER; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MARKETING; RISK PERCEPTION; STUDENTS; SURVEYS; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER RECYCLING;

POTABLE WATER;

BOTTLED WATER; DRINKING WATER; TAP WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RISK PERCEPTION; SAFETY;

CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FEMALE; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECYCLING; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNIVERSITY; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; WATER ANALYSIS;

ADULT; CITIES; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DATA COLLECTION; DRINKING WATER; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIANA; MALE; MINERAL WATERS; PERCEPTION; RISK; SAFETY; STUDENTS; TASTE; UNIVERSITIES; WATER SUPPLY; YOUNG ADULT;

INDIANA; UNITED STATES; WEST LAFAYETTE;

EID: 80054720168     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-011-9692-6     Document Type: Review

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