Factors influencing perceptions of private water quality in North America: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

An estimated four million and 43 million people in Canada and the USA use private water supplies. Private water supplies are vulnerable to waterborne disease outbreaks. Private water supplies in Canada and the USA are often unregulated and private water management is often a choice left to the owner. Perceptions of water quality become important in influencing the adoption of private water stewardship practices, therefore safeguarding public health.

Methods

We conducted a systematic literature review to understand factors that shape perceptions of water quality among private water users. We searched six computer databases (Web of science, Medline, Scopus, EBSCO, PubMed and Agricola). The search was limited to primary peer-reviewed publications, grey literature and

SUBMITTER: Munene A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6511211 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature