检查在面临水资源短缺的地区对再利用经过处理的废水的看法和许可
Hamza T Al-Rikabi1, Salah L Zubaidi2,3, Sandra Ortega-Martorell4
1Department of Civil Engineering, Wasit University, Wasit, 52001, Iraq.
Scientific reports
|November 18, 2025
概括
伊拉克人意识到缺水问题,并支持利用回收水用于农业和工业. 大多数人实施节水策略,并支持废水处理厂,尽管对水危机存在一些不确定性.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 水资源管理 水资源管理
背景情况:
- 全球日益严重的水资源短缺需要探索替代水源.
- 公众的看法对采用水再利用技术有很大的影响.
- 了解当地观点对于干旱地区有效管理水资源至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估公众对伊拉克Al-Kut回收水利用的认识和接受程度.
- 调查影响对废水再利用态度的人口因素.
- 测量公众愿意投资于节水基础设施的意愿.
主要方法:
- 一项针对伊拉克Al-Kut507名居民的调查,使用多选题.
- 对人口统计数据和公众对水资源和废水再利用的意见进行分析.
- 统计分析包括T测试,ANOVA和Chi-square测试以确定显著关系.
主要成果:
- 90.6%的受访者承认水危机,尽管41%的人缺乏意识.
- 88%的个人采用节水措施,并愿意增加集中废水处理费用.
- 在性别,收入和对废水再利用的接受之间发现了显著的正相关性.
结论:
- 阿尔库特的公众表现出对水问题的普遍认识,并支持回收水用于特定应用.
- 投资废水处理基础设施的意愿很高,这表明改善水资源管理的潜力.
- 有针对性的教育和激励措施可以进一步提高公众的接受度和废水再利用计划的成功实施.
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