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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
environmental science
Drinking water consumption patterns in Sweden
Journal of Water and Health, Volume 4, No. 4, Year 2006
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Description
Estimates on drinking water consumption are necessary in risk assessments on microbial hazards in drinking water. Large differences in consumption habits between countries have been reported. In order to establish estimates for the Swedish population, water consumption data from a waterborne outbreak investigation (157 people), a small water consumption study (75 people) and a large study on health and environmental factors (10,957 people) were analysed. A lognormal distribution for the daily direct/cold water intake in litres with μ=-0.299 and σ = 0.570 was fitted to the quantitative data, representing the general population. The average daily consumption of tap water as plain drinking water and as heated tap water, e.g. in coffee and tea, was 0.86 ± 0.481 and 0.94 ± 0.691, respectively. Women consumed more cold tap water than did men, while men appeared to have a higher consumption of heated tap water. Cold tap water intake was highest in the oldest age group, (≥70 years). The consumption of bottled water was very low (mean 0.06l/d) when compared to other countries. © IWA Publishing 2006.
Authors & Co-Authors
Stenström, Thor Axel B.
Sweden, Solna
Public Health Agency of Sweden
Statistics
Citations: 52
Authors: 1
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.2166/WH.2006.0034
ISSN:
14778920
Research Areas
Environmental
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Participants Gender
Male
Female