Drinking water consumption and association between actual and perceived risks of endocrine disrupting compounds

• Main Authors: Sze Yee, Wee, Ahmad Zaharin, Aris, Fatimah, Md. Yusoff, Sarva Mangala, Praveena, Rosta, Harun
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Portfolio 2022
• Subjects: GE Environmental Sciences; HD61 Risk Management; QD Chemistry
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/38816/1/Drinking%20water1.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/38816/; https://www.nature.com/articles/s41545-022-00176-z; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41545-022-00176-z

Drinking water contains emerging contaminants, i.e., endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs). However, the extent to which it is publicly viewed as a potential risk that requires attention (public awareness, political obligation, and regulatory efforts) is substantially underrated. Thus, this study in...