Minding the gap: socio-demographic factors linked to the perception of environmental pollution, water harvesting infrastructure, and gardening characteristics

Autor: Arthur Moses, Jean E. T. McLain, Aminata Kilungo, Robert A. Root, Leif Abrell, Sanlyn Buxner, Flor Sandoval, Theresa Foley, Miriam Jones, Mónica D. Ramírez-Andreotta
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences. 12:594-610
ISSN: 2190-6491
2190-6483
DOI: 10.1007/s13412-022-00769-7
Popis: With the ongoing need for water conservation, the American Southwest has worked to increase harvested rainwater efforts to meet municipal needs. Concomitantly, environmental pollution is prevalent, leading to concerns regarding the quality of harvested rainwater.Project Harvest, a co-created community science project, was initiated with communities that neighbor sources of pollution. To better understand how a participant’s socio-demographic factors affect home characteristics and rainwater harvesting infrastructure, pinpoint gardening practices, and determine participant perception of environmental pollution, a 145-question “Home Description Survey” was administered toProject Harvestparticipants (n = 167) by projectpromotoras(community health workers). Race/ethnicity and community were significantly associated (p
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