Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy.
Department of Architecture, Design and Urban Planning, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Mar 20;16(6):1004. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16061004.
The aim of the work is to evaluate the effectiveness of the risk communication strategies in cases of unsafe drinking water supply in Sardinia, the Italian context with the highest population distrust in drinking water safety. During the period 2010⁻2015, the ordinances published on the institutional websites were analyzed, and the population risk perception was evaluated by applying, for the first time in public health threats, the "OUTRAGE Prediction & Management" software released by Sandman. Overall, 417 ordinances issued by the Sardinian Municipalities were found. Only 1.5% of the ordinances reported information about parameters, concentrations, and risks to health, whereas 4.8% indicated only the parameters and non-standard levels. By contrast, 53.2% specified only the non-standard parameter, and 40.5% indicated a generic non-drinking motivation. The outrage assessment showed values exceeding the threshold of risk acceptance, attributable to the lack and low clarity of the information reported by the ordinances. The present study allowed us to highlight critical issues in risk communication of the quality of drinking water.
本研究旨在评估在撒丁岛（意大利）不安全饮用水供应情况下风险沟通策略的有效性。撒丁岛是意大利公众对饮用水安全信任度最低的地区。在 2010 年至 2015 年期间，对机构网站上发布的条例进行了分析，并首次在公共卫生威胁中应用了由 Sandman 发布的“OUTRAGE Prediction & Management”软件来评估公众的风险感知。总体而言，发现了撒丁岛各市政府发布的 417 项条例。只有 1.5%的条例报告了有关参数、浓度和对健康的风险信息，而 4.8%仅指出了参数和非标准水平。相比之下，53.2%仅指定了非标准参数，而 40.5%则表示通用的非饮水动机。愤怒评估显示出超出风险接受阈值的值，这归因于条例中报告的信息缺乏和低清晰度。本研究使我们能够突出饮用水质量风险沟通中的关键问题。
