Public Response to Elevated Levels of Arsenic in Drinking Water: An Investigation of Survey Participation, Risk Perception, and Averting Behavior

Authors

Kati Ireland Stoddard et al.

Comments

Abstracts of the presentations given on Tuesday, 24 July 2007, in Session 3 of the UCOWR Conference.

Abstract

By evaluating perceived risks and averting behaviors associated with arsenic in drinking water, scientists, the EPA, policy makers, and public water treatment officials will better understand the public and thereby be better equipped to protect them from the health risks posed by arsenic.