Drinking Water Consumption Patterns among Private Well Users in Ontario: Implications for Exposure Assessment of Waterborne Infection

Risk Analysis ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Lavallee ◽  
Tessa Latchmore ◽  
Paul D. Hynds ◽  
R. Stephen Brown ◽  
Corinne Schuster‐Wallace ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Exposure Assessment ◽  
Water Consumption ◽  
Consumption Patterns ◽  
Waterborne Infection

scholarly journals Drinking Water Consumption Patterns: An Exploration of Risk Perception and Governance in Two First Nations Communities

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (17) ◽  
pp. 6851
Author(s):  
Neal Spicer ◽  
Brenda Parlee ◽  
Molly Chisaakay ◽  
Doug Lamalice
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Risk Perception ◽  
First Nations ◽  
Water Consumption ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Bottled Water ◽  
Consumption Patterns ◽  
First Nation ◽  
Individual Risk

Many Indigenous communities across Canada suffer from the lack of access to clean drinking water; ensuring individuals and communities have safe water to drink either from their home or from their local environment requires the consideration of multiple factors including individual risk perception. In collaboration with local leaders, semi-structured interviews (n = 99) were conducted over a two-year period in the Dene Tha’ First Nation and Kátł’odeeche First Nation to unpack the issue of risk perception and its meaning to local community members. These local metrics of risk perception including smell, taste, safety, health fears and level of concern were then used to explore patterns in other data on drinking water consumption patterns and bottled water use. The results are consistent with previous research related to water insecurity and indicate that both communities consume more bottled water than the average Canadian. Results also varied by jurisdiction; those in Alberta indicated much higher levels of concern and a greater degree of bottled water consumption.

scholarly journals Drinking water consumption patterns in Canadian communities (2001–2007)

2011 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. M. Roche ◽  
A. Q. Jones ◽  
S. E. Majowicz ◽  
S. A. McEwen ◽  
K. D. M. Pintar
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Water Consumption ◽  
Tap Water ◽  
Treatment Method ◽  
Pooled Analysis ◽  
Bottled Water ◽  
Consumption Patterns ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Water Users

A pooled analysis of seven cross-sectional studies from Newfoundland and Labrador, Waterloo and Hamilton Regions, Ontario and Vancouver, East Kootenay and Northern Interior Regions, British Columbia (2001 to 2007) was performed to investigate the drinking water consumption patterns of Canadians and to identify factors associated with the volume of tap water consumed. The mean volume of tap water consumed was 1.2 L/day, with a large range (0.03 to 9.0 L/day). In-home water treatment and interactions between age and gender and age and bottled water use were significantly associated with the volume of tap water consumed in multivariable analyses. Approximately 25% (2,221/8,916) of participants were classified as bottled water users, meaning that 75% or more of their total daily drinking water intake was bottled. Approximately 48.6% (4,307/8,799) of participants used an in-home treatment method to treat their tap water for drinking purposes. This study provides a broader geographic perspective and more current estimates of Canadian water consumption patterns than previous studies. The identified factors associated with daily water consumption could be beneficial for risk assessors to identify individuals who may be at greater risk of waterborne illness.

scholarly journals Drinking water consumption patterns among adults—SMS as a novel tool for collection of repeated self-reported water consumption

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melle Säve-Söderbergh ◽  
Jonas Toljander ◽  
Irene Mattisson ◽  
Agneta Åkesson ◽  
Magnus Simonsson
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Water Consumption ◽  
Consumption Patterns

scholarly journals Within-day drinking water consumption patterns: Results from a drinking water consumption survey

2008 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 382-395 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leila Barraj ◽  
Carolyn Scrafford ◽  
Jennifer Lantz ◽  
Carrie Daniels ◽  
Gary Mihlan
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Water Consumption ◽  
Consumption Patterns ◽  
Consumption Survey

scholarly journals Drinking water consumption patterns of residents in a Canadian community

2006 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 125-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Q. Jones ◽  
C. E. Dewey ◽  
K. Doré ◽  
S. E. Majowicz ◽  
S. A. McEwen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Water Treatment ◽  
Water Consumption ◽  
Tap Water ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Bottled Water ◽  
Consumption Patterns ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional

A cross-sectional survey using computer-assisted telephone interviewing was performed to assess the drinking water consumption patterns in a Canadian community, and to examine the associations between these patterns and various demographic characteristics. The median amount of water consumed daily was four 250 ml servings (1.0 l), although responses were highly variable (0 to 8.0 l). Bottled water consumption was common, and represented the primary source of drinking water for approximately 27% of respondents. Approximately 49% of households used water treatment devices to treat their tap water. The observed associations between some demographic characteristics and drinking water consumption patterns indicated potential differences in risk of exposure to waterborne hazards in the population. Our results lend support to the federal review of the bottled water regulations currently in progress in Canada. Additionally, they may lend support to a provincial/territorial government review of bottled water regulations, and both federal and provincial/territorial level reviews of the water treatment device industry. Further investigation of the use of alternative water sources and the perceptions of drinking water in Canada is also needed to better understand, and subsequently address, concerns among Canadians.

An efficient GIS-based approach for sustainability assessment of urban drinking water consumption patterns: A study in Tabriz city, Iran

2021 ◽  
Vol 64 ◽  
pp. 102584
Author(s):  
Bakhtiar Feizizadeh ◽  
Zahra Ronagh ◽  
Samreh Pourmoradian ◽  
Hassan Abedi Gheshlaghi ◽  
Tobia Lakes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Water Consumption ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Consumption Patterns ◽  
Urban Drinking Water ◽  
Tabriz City

Estimation of Carcinogenic Risks of Drinking Water Consumption in the Cities of Dnipro and Kamyan'sk

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 120-126
Author(s):  
V. V. Zaitsev ◽  
◽  
N. I. Rublevskaya ◽  
T. V. Krasota ◽  
Y. V. Bannikova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Water Consumption

scholarly journals Social Representations of Drinking Water in Schoolchildren and Parents from Two Schools in Zapopan, Mexico

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 1871
Author(s):  
Alejandra María Corona-Romero ◽  
María Fernanda Bernal-Orozco ◽  
Gabriela Alejandra Grover-Baltazar ◽  
Barbara Vizmanos
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Water Consumption ◽  
Social Representations ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Functional Dimension ◽  
Health And Nutrition ◽  
Children And Parents ◽  
Unhealthy Diet ◽  
Practical Dimension

Childhood obesity and children being overweight has increased recently; although they are multi-causal problems, an unhealthy diet is a critical component. In Mexico, drinking water consumption in children from 9 to 18 years only reaches 30% of total fluid consumption. The aim of our study was to describe the social representations (SR) of drinking water in school-children and parents of two schools in Zapopan, Mexico. Associative free listing was used as an information gathering technique. Schoolchildren aged 8 to 12 years (n = 50) and parents (n = 23) from two elementary schools were selected by a convenience sampling from April to June 2015. A similarity analysis was performed using the co-occurrence index; with this, a similarity graph was obtained. Prototypical analysis was performed to explore the structure of the SR. Three dimensions were described in the children’s SR: a functional dimension related to health and nutrition, a practical dimension that describes the instruments used for its consumption, and a theoretical dimension that specifies the characteristics of water and its relationship with nature. In the parents’ SR, a functional dimension was also found; another dimension was described regarding the integral well-being that drinking water provides. A practical dimension describes the features related to its consumption. The investigation describes the structure of the water SR, which help to contextualize and explain the actions of schoolchildren and their parents regarding drinking water consumption.

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