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DOI	10.3390/su152115434
	Public Acceptance of Treated Wastewater Reuse in the Agricultural Sector in Saudi Arabia
	Alzahrani, Fahad; Elsebaei, Momtaz; Tawfik, Rady
通讯作者	Alzahrani, F
来源期刊	SUSTAINABILITY
EISSN	2071-1050
出版年	2023
卷号	15 期号:21
英文摘要	This paper examines public acceptance of reusing tertiary treated wastewater for agricultural purposes in Saudi Arabia. Data were collected through an online self-administered questionnaire from adults in the Al-Ahsa Governorate. A total of 344 eligible participants completed the survey. The results show that 77% of the participants supported the reuse of treated wastewater in agriculture. Most participants supported reusing treated wastewater because they trusted the authorities responsible for wastewater treatment and because it will augment water resources in Al-Ahsa. Participants who did not support reusing treated wastewater attributed their lack of support to health risks associated with reusing treated wastewater and for psychological reasons. Additional analysis for eight different agricultural applications showed that most participants supported the reuse of treated wastewater in applications with no direct connection to them (e.g., irrigation of public parks, green spaces, and woody trees and irrigation of animal feed crops). However, less than half of the participants supported the reuse of treated wastewater for other applications, especially for the irrigation of leafy green, raw, and cooked vegetables. Therefore, raising public awareness about the safety of reusing tertiary treated wastewater in agriculture should be a priority for authorities responsible for water management in Saudi Arabia.
英文关键词	water supply wastewater reuse public acceptance treated wastewater irrigation
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	gold
收录类别	SCI-E ; SSCI
WOS记录号	WOS:001100288600001
WOS关键词	IRRIGATION ; MANAGEMENT ; FARMERS ; KINGDOM ; OASIS
WOS类目	Green & Sustainable Science & Technology ; Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/398858
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Alzahrani, Fahad,Elsebaei, Momtaz,Tawfik, Rady. Public Acceptance of Treated Wastewater Reuse in the Agricultural Sector in Saudi Arabia[J],2023,15(21).
APA	Alzahrani, Fahad,Elsebaei, Momtaz,&Tawfik, Rady.(2023).Public Acceptance of Treated Wastewater Reuse in the Agricultural Sector in Saudi Arabia.SUSTAINABILITY,15(21).
MLA	Alzahrani, Fahad,et al."Public Acceptance of Treated Wastewater Reuse in the Agricultural Sector in Saudi Arabia".SUSTAINABILITY 15.21(2023).