Plastic pollution through small particles, so-called microplastics, is acknowledged as an
environmental problem of global dimension by both politicians, and the public. An …

Background: It is meaningful that both scholars and practitioners recognize the multifaceted
nature of health risk perception and communication (HRPC). Extensive studies related to …

ABSTRACT A national survey of health risk perception among 1,503 Canadians was
conducted in 2004. The current survey follows-up a previous national survey conducted in …

The present survey was designed to investigate the perception of health risks among
college students in China. The data are the responses of a sample of 3,069 college students …

Aim This study examines risk perceptions toward nuclear power before and after the
Fukushima Daiichi disaster using nationally representative survey samples of American …

The effectiveness of entertainment-education is evidenced in previous research;
nevertheless, content analytic research on the health content in such programs has been …

New forms of food production, processing and distribution have resulted in rising consumer
concern over food safety and quality. This study draws upon data from an Australia-wide …

Background. Environmental destruction is one of the most important problems in this
century. Objective. The aim of the study was to determine the environmental attitudes and …

Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted in artisanal gold mines Bouda and
Nagsene in the region of the North of Burkina Faso. Two hundred miners over 18 years of …

This study draws upon concepts of institutional trust and expendability to examine
perceptions of risk associated with hydraulic fracturing or “fracking.” To study trust and risk …