Table 3 A synopsis of the participants on questions concerning utilising recycled wastewater for agriculture, industry and commerce, other purposes and purpose of their suppor.

From: Examining the perceptions and permissions of reusing treated wastewater in a region facing water scarcity

  

Strongly support

Support

Don’t support

I don’t know

m

SD

Rank

27-How will you trust using treated wastewater for irrigation

Irrigation of food crops

N

137

209

83

78

2.20

1.005

2

%

27

41.2

16.4

15.4

Irrigation of non-food crops

N

149

208

71

79

2.16

1.017

2

%

29.4

41

14

15.6

Irrigation of public parks

N

190

207

58

52

1.94

0.948

2

%

37.5

40.8

11.4

10.3

Animal crops

N

162

218

68

59

2.05

0.958

2

%

32.0

43.0

13.4

11.6

Irrigation All crops

N

124

182

112

89

2.33

1.031

2

%

24.5

35.9

22.1

17.6

Average

 

30.1%

40.38%

15.46%

14.1%

2.1357

0.9918

 

28- How confident with using treated wastewater for industry and commerce

Cooling (e.g. cooling of power plants - cooling machines ….)

N

178

189

60

80

2.08

1.047

2

%

35.1

37.3

11.8

15.8

Construction work (such as: construction work - mixing concrete…)

N

166

181

87

73

2.13

1.029

2

%

32.7

35.7

17.2

14.4

Power plants (e.g. steam production ………….)

N

158

191

73

85

2.17

1.049

2

%

31.2

37.7

14.4

16.8

Car wash

N

135

198

114

60

2.20

0.963

2

%

26.6

39.1

22.5

11.8

Clothes Laundries

N

67

150

219

71

2.58

0.889

3

%

13.2

29.6

43.2

14

Cleaning (street cleaning – cleaning)

N

160

198

87

62

2.10

0.984

2

%

31.6

39.1

17.2

12.2

Fire Fighting

N

187

190

44

86

2.06

1.064

2

%

36.9

37.5

8.7

17

Average

 

29.6%

36.6%

19.3%

14.6%

2.1879

1.0035

 

29- How confident with using treated wastewater for the following purposes

Artificial lakes

N

116

192

130

69

2.30

0.970

2

%

22.9

37.9

25.6

13.6

Swimming Pools

N

55

132

247

73

2.67

0.854

3

%

10.8

26.0

48.7

14.4

Fish Farms

N

84

180

167

76

2.46

0.939

2

%

16.6

35.5

32.9

15.0

Household uses (e.g. bathing ………….)

N

53

125

263

66

2.67

0.831

3

%

10.5

24.7

51.9

13.0

Storage for emergency

N

111

201

122

73

2.31

0.970

2

%

21.9

39.6

24.1

14.4

Drinking animals and birds

N

108

211

124

64

2.28

0.940

2

%

21.3

41.6

24.5

12.6

Washing vegetables and fruits

N

60

111

279

57

2.66

0.830

3

%

11.8

21.9

55.0

11.2

Cooking

N

44

98

302

63

2.76

0.779

3

%

8.7

19.3

59.6

12.4

Flushing toilet

N

145

234

75

53

2.07

0.921

2

%

28.6

46.2

14.8

10.5

Average

 

17%

32.5%

37.5%

13%

2.464

0.893

 

30- The extent to which you support the use of treated wastewater for achieving the following goals

Preserving the environment

N

248

187

30

42

1.74

0.901

1

%

48.9

36.9

5.9

8.3

Easing pressure on groundwater and high-cost desalinated water

N

221

218

24

44

1.79

0.886

2

%

43.6

43.0

4.7

8.7

Reducing pollution

N

246

200

17

44

1.72

0.889

1

%

48.5

39.4

3.4

8.7

Giving up the purchase of chemical fertilisers harmful to Public health

N

258

193

10

46

1.69

0.894

1

%

50.8

38.1

2

9.1

Average

 

47.95%

39.35%

4%

8.7%

1.735

0.893

 
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