Drinking water habit
University of Western Sydney College
Research report
DRINKING WATER HABITS
CONTENT
Abstract…………………………………………………………………………….3
Introduction ………………………………………………………………………..4
Methodology……………………………………………………………………….6
Results……………………………………………………………………………...7
Discussion…………………………………………………………………………11
References…………………………………………………………………………13
Appendices………………………………………………………………………...14
Abstract
Drinking water is a necessary activity for human’s life. The aim of this research was to identify habits of international students with the hypothesis was the drinking water habits of overseas students change when they come to Australia. In order to recognize the drinking water habits of international students, the questionnaire was designed and administered to 50 overseas students in Westmead campus of the University of Western Sydney. The respondents ticked one answer only in both Australia and their own countries in each question. The results showed that these overseas students in the sample changed their drinking water habits when they came to Australia such as they drank less water and preferred tap water from public places.
Introduction
Water always plays an extremely important role to living beings in general and human society in particular. If in the past, people could drink water from many places such as lakes, rivers or spring to survive. These days, these habits have changed for human in order to adapt to the new modern circumstance. People’s drinking water habits are affected by many elements such as quality, cost and availability of the water in the modern life.
Human’s activities in agriculture, industry or daily life cause negative effects to the environment, especially the quality of the groundwater and water in rivers or lakes. Levallois et al (1998) stated that using too much chemical fertilizers in agriculture has contaminated the groundwater. The groundwater has not been safe to drink as it had been in the past.
During and after
Research report
DRINKING WATER HABITS
CONTENT
Abstract…………………………………………………………………………….3
Introduction ………………………………………………………………………..4
Methodology……………………………………………………………………….6
Results……………………………………………………………………………...7
Discussion…………………………………………………………………………11
References…………………………………………………………………………13
Appendices………………………………………………………………………...14
Abstract
Drinking water is a necessary activity for human’s life. The aim of this research was to identify habits of international students with the hypothesis was the drinking water habits of overseas students change when they come to Australia. In order to recognize the drinking water habits of international students, the questionnaire was designed and administered to 50 overseas students in Westmead campus of the University of Western Sydney. The respondents ticked one answer only in both Australia and their own countries in each question. The results showed that these overseas students in the sample changed their drinking water habits when they came to Australia such as they drank less water and preferred tap water from public places.
Introduction
Water always plays an extremely important role to living beings in general and human society in particular. If in the past, people could drink water from many places such as lakes, rivers or spring to survive. These days, these habits have changed for human in order to adapt to the new modern circumstance. People’s drinking water habits are affected by many elements such as quality, cost and availability of the water in the modern life.
Human’s activities in agriculture, industry or daily life cause negative effects to the environment, especially the quality of the groundwater and water in rivers or lakes. Levallois et al (1998) stated that using too much chemical fertilizers in agriculture has contaminated the groundwater. The groundwater has not been safe to drink as it had been in the past.
During and after
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