Tap water, bottled water or in-home water treatment systems

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 bo...

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Autores: March, Hug|||0000-0003-2549-0803, Garcia, Xavier|||0000-0002-1789-7403, Domene, Elena|||0000-0002-0109-6572, Saurí i Pujol, David|||0000-0002-3618-7773
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
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Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/224353
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Palabra clave:Bottled water
In-home water treatment
Catalonia
Tap water quality perception
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spelling Tap water, bottled water or in-home water treatment systemsInsights on household perceptions and choicesMarch, Hug|||0000-0003-2549-0803Garcia, Xavier|||0000-0002-1789-7403Domene, Elena|||0000-0002-0109-6572Saurí i Pujol, David|||0000-0002-3618-7773Bottled waterIn-home water treatmentCataloniaTap water quality perceptionThis 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. 22020-01-0120202020-01-01Articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://ddd.uab.cat/record/224353https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.3390/W12051310reponame:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UABinstname:Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaInglésengAgència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca https://doi.org/10.13039/501100003030 2017/SGR-130Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca https://doi.org/10.13039/501100003030 2017/SGR-1351open accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús Creative Commons. Es permet la reproducció total o parcial, la distribució, la comunicació pública de l'obra i la creació d'obres derivades, fins i tot amb finalitats comercials, sempre i quan es reconegui l'autoria de l'obra original.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ddd.uab.cat:2243532026-06-06T12:50:31Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Tap water, bottled water or in-home water treatment systems
Insights on household perceptions and choices
title Tap water, bottled water or in-home water treatment systems
spellingShingle Tap water, bottled water or in-home water treatment systems
March, Hug|||0000-0003-2549-0803
Bottled water
In-home water treatment
Catalonia
Tap water quality perception
title_short Tap water, bottled water or in-home water treatment systems
title_full Tap water, bottled water or in-home water treatment systems
title_fullStr Tap water, bottled water or in-home water treatment systems
title_full_unstemmed Tap water, bottled water or in-home water treatment systems
title_sort Tap water, bottled water or in-home water treatment systems
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv March, Hug|||0000-0003-2549-0803
Garcia, Xavier|||0000-0002-1789-7403
Domene, Elena|||0000-0002-0109-6572
Saurí i Pujol, David|||0000-0002-3618-7773
author March, Hug|||0000-0003-2549-0803
author_facet March, Hug|||0000-0003-2549-0803
Garcia, Xavier|||0000-0002-1789-7403
Domene, Elena|||0000-0002-0109-6572
Saurí i Pujol, David|||0000-0002-3618-7773
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author2 Garcia, Xavier|||0000-0002-1789-7403
Domene, Elena|||0000-0002-0109-6572
Saurí i Pujol, David|||0000-0002-3618-7773
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Bottled water
In-home water treatment
Catalonia
Tap water quality perception
topic Bottled water
In-home water treatment
Catalonia
Tap water quality perception
description 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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