Citizens' Perception on Air Quality in Portugal-How Concern Motivates Awareness.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to understand the knowledge of Portuguese citizens about air quality and the extent to which the concerns about specific environmental problems can motivate their acquaintance of information. Moreover, this study also allowed to understand which information about air quality needs further dissemination to provide the citizens with all the available tools and the correct knowledge. For this, a national online survey about air quality perception was conducted, where 1131 answers were obtained and two different populations were compared: the general population and a sub-population from an urban-industrial area of Lisbon metropolitan area that had experienced frequent air pollution events in the past. Air pollution was considered the environmental topic of higher concern among

SUBMITTER: Canha N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9566417 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature