Year: 2020, 2020
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>Microcontaminants originating from wastewater effluent and run-off from agricultural lands may be present in the sources of drinking water for rural and Indigenous communities in mixed-use watersheds. In this study, a convergent parallel mixed-methods design was applied to assess measured and perceived risks of contamination in the sources of drinking water for two communities; the Six… more Full Text: ASSESSING MEASURED AND PERCEIVED RISKS TO DRINKING WATER SOURCES: COMPARATIVE CASE STUDIES IN SMALL, RURAL COMMUNITIES A thesis submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of …