Chen Tao, Wang Qiqi, Qin Yu, Chen Xi, Yang Xiaoxiong, Lou Wei, Zhou Mikang, He Guangxue, Lu Kai
National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
PLoS One. 2015 Apr 13;10(4):e0118360. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0118360. eCollection 2015.
Desalination has been considered as an essential way to solve water stress all over the world. Most of previous studies focused on its environmental impacts, energy consumption and desalination technologies rather than human health. However, the safety of desalinated water remains unclear. This study was undertaken to investigate the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of the residents in an island county in eastern China to desalinated water. Seventeen people working in medical and water industries were recruited, and focus group discussion and in-depth interview were conducted among them. Our results showed that the majority of people interviewed knew the definition and local supply pattern of desalinated water, while some of them showed some concern about the safety and nutrition of desalinated water. Current drinking water standard has no specific item for desalination, so we strongly suggest issuing a standard for desalinated water.
海水淡化被视为解决全球水资源紧张问题的一种重要方式。以往大多数研究都集中在其对环境的影响、能源消耗和海水淡化技术上，而非对人类健康的影响。然而，淡化水的安全性仍不明确。本研究旨在调查中国东部一个海岛县居民对淡化水的知识、态度和行为（KAP）。招募了17名从事医疗和水务行业的人员，并对他们进行了焦点小组讨论和深入访谈。我们的结果表明，大多数受访者知道淡化水的定义和当地供应模式，而其中一些人对淡化水的安全性和营养性表示了一些担忧。现行饮用水标准没有针对淡化水的具体项目，因此我们强烈建议出台淡化水标准。
