Drinking water consumption and association between actual and perceived risks of endocrine disrupting compounds

Drinking water contains emerging contaminants, i.e., endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs). However, the extent to which it is publicly viewed as a potential risk that requires attention (public awareness, political obligation, and regulatory efforts) is substantially underrated. Thus, this study in...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sze, Yee Wee, Aris, Ahmad Zaharin, Md. Yusof, Fatimah, Praveena, Sarva Mangala, Harun, Rosta
Format: Article
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101017/
_version_ 1848863472417243136
author Sze, Yee Wee
Aris, Ahmad Zaharin
Md. Yusof, Fatimah
Praveena, Sarva Mangala
Harun, Rosta
author_facet Sze, Yee Wee
Aris, Ahmad Zaharin
Md. Yusof, Fatimah
Praveena, Sarva Mangala
Harun, Rosta
author_sort Sze, Yee Wee
building UPM Institutional Repository
collection Online Access
description Drinking water contains emerging contaminants, i.e., endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs). However, the extent to which it is publicly viewed as a potential risk that requires attention (public awareness, political obligation, and regulatory efforts) is substantially underrated. Thus, this study investigated drinking water consumption patterns among consumers of different life stages, evaluated household practices using tap water as daily drinking water, and examined the actual risk as well as consumers’ perception of tap water quality for drinking with the potential EDCs contamination. Collectively, the present study is of great concern for regional database profiling and supporting human health risk assessment in regulating contamination and exposure of EDCs. It also provides an empirical and theoretical contribution to current public risk perception of EDCs in tap water, and promoted the formulation of risk communication and governance strategies for the development of risk behaviors in adopting public participation in the drinking water supply system monitoring and management framework.
first_indexed 2025-11-15T13:33:28Z
format Article
id upm-101017
institution Universiti Putra Malaysia
institution_category Local University
last_indexed 2025-11-15T13:33:28Z
publishDate 2022
publisher Nature Portfolio
recordtype eprints
repository_type Digital Repository
spelling upm-1010172023-06-19T03:54:12Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101017/ Drinking water consumption and association between actual and perceived risks of endocrine disrupting compounds Sze, Yee Wee Aris, Ahmad Zaharin Md. Yusof, Fatimah Praveena, Sarva Mangala Harun, Rosta Drinking water contains emerging contaminants, i.e., endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs). However, the extent to which it is publicly viewed as a potential risk that requires attention (public awareness, political obligation, and regulatory efforts) is substantially underrated. Thus, this study investigated drinking water consumption patterns among consumers of different life stages, evaluated household practices using tap water as daily drinking water, and examined the actual risk as well as consumers’ perception of tap water quality for drinking with the potential EDCs contamination. Collectively, the present study is of great concern for regional database profiling and supporting human health risk assessment in regulating contamination and exposure of EDCs. It also provides an empirical and theoretical contribution to current public risk perception of EDCs in tap water, and promoted the formulation of risk communication and governance strategies for the development of risk behaviors in adopting public participation in the drinking water supply system monitoring and management framework. Nature Portfolio 2022-07-04 Article PeerReviewed Sze, Yee Wee and Aris, Ahmad Zaharin and Md. Yusof, Fatimah and Praveena, Sarva Mangala and Harun, Rosta (2022) Drinking water consumption and association between actual and perceived risks of endocrine disrupting compounds. npj Clean Water, 5. art. no. 25. pp. 1-10. ISSN 2059-7037 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41545-022-00176-z 10.1038/s41545-022-00176-z
spellingShingle Sze, Yee Wee
Aris, Ahmad Zaharin
Md. Yusof, Fatimah
Praveena, Sarva Mangala
Harun, Rosta
Drinking water consumption and association between actual and perceived risks of endocrine disrupting compounds
title Drinking water consumption and association between actual and perceived risks of endocrine disrupting compounds
title_full Drinking water consumption and association between actual and perceived risks of endocrine disrupting compounds
title_fullStr Drinking water consumption and association between actual and perceived risks of endocrine disrupting compounds
title_full_unstemmed Drinking water consumption and association between actual and perceived risks of endocrine disrupting compounds
title_short Drinking water consumption and association between actual and perceived risks of endocrine disrupting compounds
title_sort drinking water consumption and association between actual and perceived risks of endocrine disrupting compounds
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101017/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101017/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101017/