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DOI	10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2022.102485
	Explaining risk perception of microplastics: Results from a representative survey in Germany
	Kramm J.; Steinhoff S.; Werschmöller S.; Völker B.; Völker C.
发表日期	2022
ISSN	0959-3780
卷号	73
英文摘要	Plastic pollution through small particles, so-called microplastics, is acknowledged as an environmental problem of global dimension by both politicians, and the public. An increasing number of environmental studies investigate the exposure and effects of microplastics. Although there are many open questions, current scientific evidence does not confirm a high risk for the environment. At the same time, the issue receives great public attention, which in turn motivates various political and policy actions. So far, little research has examined the underlying social dimensions, i.e., the factors explaining individual risk perception of microplastics. This paper studies the perception of risks associated with microplastics concerning the environment and human health using data from a representative online survey conducted in Germany (n = 1027). We particularly examine the role of socio-demographics, individual awareness, knowledge factors, and the media's influence on risk perception. Our results show that a majority of the respondents rates the risks through microplastics very high for both the environment and human health. Regression analyses demonstrate that environmental awareness and knowledge of media narratives are the strongest predictors for this risk perception. Our study illustrates the incongruence between scientific knowledge, media framing, and the public opinion concerning the risk posed by microplastics. © 2022 Elsevier Ltd
英文关键词	Environmental risk; Health risk; Media narratives; Plastic pollution; Representative survey; Risk perception
语种	英语
scopus关键词	environmental risk; knowledge; plastic waste; pollution control; risk perception; Germany
来源期刊	Global Environmental Change
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/256653
作者单位	ISOE – Institute for Social-Ecological Research, Hamburger Allee 45, Frankfurt am Main, 60486, Germany; Goethe University Frankfurt, Faculty of Geosciences/ Geography, Theodor-W.-Adorno-Platz 6, Frankfurt am Main, 60629, Germany; Utrecht University, Department Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Princetonlaan 8a, CB Utrecht, 3584, Netherlands; Goethe University Frankfurt, Institute of Ecology, Evolution & Diversity, Max-von-Laue-Straße 13, Frankfurt am Main, 60438, Germany
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Kramm J.,Steinhoff S.,Werschmöller S.,et al. Explaining risk perception of microplastics: Results from a representative survey in Germany[J],2022,73.
APA	Kramm J.,Steinhoff S.,Werschmöller S.,Völker B.,&Völker C..(2022).Explaining risk perception of microplastics: Results from a representative survey in Germany.Global Environmental Change,73.
MLA	Kramm J.,et al."Explaining risk perception of microplastics: Results from a representative survey in Germany".Global Environmental Change 73(2022).