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Lay people and experts' risk perception of pharmaceuticals in the environment in Southwestern Europe.
Luís, Sílvia; Lima, Maria Luísa; Poggio, Lucía; Aragonés, Juan Ignacio; Courtier, Audrey; Roig, Benoit; Blanchard, Carole.
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  • Luís S; Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (Iscte), Centro de Investigação e Intervenção Social (CIS-IUL), Portugal; Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas (ISCSP), Centro de Administração e Políticas Públicas (CAPP - ISCSP), Portugal. Electronic address: silvia_luis@iscte-iul.pt.
  • Lima ML; Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (Iscte), Centro de Investigação e Intervenção Social (CIS-IUL), Portugal.
  • Poggio L; Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Faculdad de Psicologia, Spain.
  • Aragonés JI; Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Faculdad de Psicologia, Spain.
  • Courtier A; Université de Nîmes, EA7352, CHROME, France.
  • Roig B; Université de Nîmes, EA7352, CHROME, France.
  • Blanchard C; Université de Perpignan Via Domitia, Biocapteurs-Analyse-Environnement, 66860, Perpignan, France; Laboratoire de Biodiversité et Biotechnologies Microbiennes, USR 3579 Sorbonne Universités (UPMC) Paris 6 et CNRS Observatoire Océanologique, 66650, Banyuls-sur-Mer, France.
Regul Toxicol Pharmacol ; 117: 104783, 2020 Nov.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32931895
This study aims to contribute to the risk management of pharmaceuticals in the environment, illustrating risk perceptions of lay people and experts from Southwestern Europe (Portugal, Spain, and France). The psychometric paradigm was applied to assess risk regarding four hazards: pharmaceuticals in the environment (i.e., broadly framed), pharmaceuticals in treated wastewater, pharmaceuticals in drinking water, and pharmaceuticals in crops. Two factors explained most of the variance of risk assessments: dread and unknown. The dread factor combined immediacy and severity of effects, and the old nature of hazards. Pharmaceuticals in crops and drinking water scored higher in this factor, as did experts and French respondents. The unknown factor differentiated between the assessments of lay people and experts. Lay people assessed the hazards as being more known by those who were exposed but less known by science; and exposure was perceived as more voluntary and the risk as more controllable. Even though pharmaceutical residues are present in much higher concentrations in treated wastewater, risk assessments were overall higher for drinking water and crops. Moreover, data also revealed risk management preferences: whereas lay people preferred technological and awareness-type measures, experts preferred measures to improve the disposal of pharmaceutical waste and health-type measures.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Percepción / Contaminantes Químicos del Agua / Preparaciones Farmacéuticas / Productos Agrícolas / Exposición a Riesgos Ambientales / Testimonio de Experto Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: Regul Toxicol Pharmacol Año: 2020 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Países Bajos
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Percepción / Contaminantes Químicos del Agua / Preparaciones Farmacéuticas / Productos Agrícolas / Exposición a Riesgos Ambientales / Testimonio de Experto Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: Regul Toxicol Pharmacol Año: 2020 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Países Bajos