Communication and learning for sustainable sewage systems

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Communication and learning for sustainable sewage
systems

• Birgitta Rydhagen, BTH
• Helena Åberg, GU
• Carin Dackman, MaH
• Susanne Jonsson, LiU

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Communication between professionals and households

• Questionnaire to municipalities
• Focus group interviews with households
• Focus group interviews with professionals
• Focus group interviews with teachers
• Study of two organic compounds LAS and
  Triclosan, prevalent in household chemicals

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Sanitation professionals

• Awareness of complexity
• Communication as written information and study
  visits for schools
• Focus on technical development
• Households seen as receivers

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Communication methods
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• We assume that it should be a simple, convenient
  system for ordinary citizens and the system is
  not designed to be technically optimal but to be
  user friendly and maybe that is what is special
  with this system.
• most people fortunately have something else to
  think of in life.

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Conclusions

• Households and professionals take their roles
• System developed for convenience and safety not
  activity
• Future demands on handling of chemicals require
  participation of different stakeholders including
  households