Tap Water, Bottled Water or In-Home Water Treatment Systems: Insights on Household Perceptions and Choices
Autor: | Elena Domene, Xavier Garcia, Hug March, David Saurí |
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Přispěvatelé: | Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) |
Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2020 |
Předmět: |
Aigua -- Qualitat
Coping (psychology) lcsh:Hydraulic engineering Catalonia tratamiento de agua en el hogar media_common.quotation_subject 0208 environmental biotechnology Geography Planning and Development 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences Aquatic Science 01 natural sciences Biochemistry Agricultural economics tap water quality perception Renting lcsh:Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes Tap water Housing tenure lcsh:TC1-978 Perception Cataluña tractament d'aigua a casa 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Water Science and Technology media_common lcsh:TD201-500 percepción de la calidad del agua del grifo in-home water treatment business.industry Catalunya Bottled water agua embotellada 020801 environmental engineering Water quality percepció de la qualitat de l'aigua de l'aixeta Water treatment Agua -- Calidad business bottled water aigua embotellada |
Zdroj: | Water Volume 12 Issue 5 O2, repositorio institucional de la UOC Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Water, Vol 12, Iss 1310, p 1310 (2020) |
ISSN: | 2073-4441 |
DOI: | 10.3390/w12051310 |
Popis: | Altres ajuts: CICYT/CSO 2012 36996 This article addresses household strategies for coping with perceived tap water quality issues. By using a household survey (n = 581) in Catalonia (Spain) and three models, this article analyses the drivers and motivations behind the installation of in-home water treatment systems, and the use of bottled water for drinking and cooking. The main explanatory factors of the higher consumption of bottled water were the perception of poor tap water quality, the lack of in-home treatment systems, and the presence of children at home. Income did not appear as a significant variable explaining the use of bottled water, unlike in other studies. The presence of in-home treatment systems is related to factors, such as perceived bad water quality, larger households, and single-family housing. Income and housing tenure appeared as explanatory variables only when considering systems requiring some kind of installation: lower incomes or renting a multi-family house reduce the probability of having an in-home water treatment that required installation because of important investments and operating costs, and the space needed in the housing units. In-house water treatment systems may become a solid alternative to bottled water when tap water raises problematic perceptions related to bad taste, odor, or lime presence. |
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