Knowledge and perceptions of the health effects of environmental hazards in the general population in Italy

Consumer reflections on the usage of plastic bags to parcel hot edible items: an empirical study in Malaysia

“…Lynes and Andrachuk (2008) stated that regulations and awareness are very important in directing the organizations to participate in green activities. These four independent variables are also used in waste management and food research particularly by Bianco et al (2008), Shekdar (2009),and Troschinetz andMielcic (2009). Van Birgelen et al (2009) suggested that environmental awareness and attitude toward environment play a pivotal influence to consumer behavior.…”

“…Thus, one of the additional construct added in the present study is spoilage. Gender and age are considered as moderating variables as numerous studies show that females are more environmental conscious than males (Bianco et al, 2008;Xing, 2009). …”

The impact of specific information provision on base station siting preferences

“…Studies that surveyed participants' knowledge of mobile communication observed low knowledge levels (Bianco et al 2008;Ruddat et al 2005;Siegrist et al 2005), low familiarity with EMF keywords (Büllingen and Hillebrand 2005) and incorrect conceptions of EMF exposure magnitudes (Yaguchi et al 2000). Studies that used Morgan et al's (2002) 'Mental Models Approach' found that laypeople have limited knowledge of interaction patterns between mobile phones and base stations and, therefore, misjudge the resulting exposure magnitudes of both devices.…”

Polluted online information? Surfing Italian websites dealing with the topic of waste and health

“…Taking for granted the importance of risk perception in understanding the needs and expectations of a population exposed to a local environmental hazard, it is valuable to understand how this perception is shaped and by whom. Information on the presumed environmental and health risks is transmitted via numerous channels, ranging from media reports, public meetings with institutional representatives, communications from scientific groups, to familiar and peer groups (Bianco et al 2008). With the dissemination and increase of internet use, websites have become a convenient and quick method of research, often replacing paper-based literature research.…”