TY - JOUR
T1 - Risks from an “unknown” technology
T2 - How lowans perceive agricultural sludge
AU - Rodriguez, Lulu
AU - Peterson, Jane W.
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - Iowans (N = 588) were surveyed on their attitudes toward the use of treated sludge on farm lands. Respondents were asked whether they would use sludge on a farm, whether they would serve food from a sludge-treated farm to their families, and whether they would support a ban on the use of sludge. Responses were analyzed with stepwise regression to determine the attitude variance accounted for by various factors, including trust, alienation, antitechnology, knowledge of sludge, knowledge of risk, and demographics. Trust in industry, government, and science figured prominently in decisions of accountability.
AB - Iowans (N = 588) were surveyed on their attitudes toward the use of treated sludge on farm lands. Respondents were asked whether they would use sludge on a farm, whether they would serve food from a sludge-treated farm to their families, and whether they would support a ban on the use of sludge. Responses were analyzed with stepwise regression to determine the attitude variance accounted for by various factors, including trust, alienation, antitechnology, knowledge of sludge, knowledge of risk, and demographics. Trust in industry, government, and science figured prominently in decisions of accountability.
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U2 - 10.1080/00958969909601876
DO - 10.1080/00958969909601876
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84864279371
SN - 0095-8964
VL - 30
SP - 37
EP - 42
JO - Journal of Environmental Education
JF - Journal of Environmental Education
IS - 3
ER -