Drinking Water Quality in a Mexico City University Community: Perception and Preferences
Por:
EspinosaGarcia, AC, DiazAvalos, C, GonzalezVillarreal, FJ, ValSegura, R, MalvaezOrozco, V, MazariHiriart, M
Publicada:
1 mar 2015
Resumen:
A transversal study was conducted at the University City campus of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) in Mexico City, with the goal of estimating the university community preference for drinking either tap water or bottled water and the reasons for their selection. A representative sample of three university community subpopulations (students, workers/administrative staff, and academic personnel) were interviewed with respect to their water consumption habits. The results showed that 75% of the university community drinks only bottled water and that the consumption of tap water is low. The interviewees responded that the main reason for this preference is the organoleptic features of tap water independent of quality. In general, the participants in this study do not trust the quality of the tap water, which could be caused by the facilities that distribute bottled water encouraging a general disinterest in learning about the origin and management of the tap water that is distributed on campus. © 2014, International Association for Ecology and Health.
Filiaciones:
EspinosaGarcia, AC:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Circuit Escolar, Inst Ingn, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Ecol, Lab Nacl Ciencias Sostenibilidad, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
DiazAvalos, C:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Circuit Escolar, Inst Invest Matemat Aplicadas & Sistemas, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
GonzalezVillarreal, FJ:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Circuit Escolar, Inst Ingn, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
ValSegura, R:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Circuit Escolar, Inst Ingn, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
MalvaezOrozco, V:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Ecol, Fac Ciencias, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
MazariHiriart, M:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Ecol, Lab Nacl Ciencias Sostenibilidad, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
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