- Author: Baiq Liana Widiyanti
- From: Environmental Sciences Programme UGM, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Abstract:
Peoples still widely consumed drinking water from not guaranteed sources. This generally occurs in rural areas that not reached by adequate sanitation infrastructure, but also can occur in urban areas too, especially in densely populated areas and slums. To meet their daily needs of water for drinking and other domestic purposes, people use groundwater obtained from dug wells. Their assumption was the quality of groundwater from wells was much better than utilizing surface water. The research objectives: evaluate the groundwater quality related to the possibility polluted by domestic waste; and find out the community knowledge and perception. The research method was survey. Primary data obtained from field measurement and laboratory test. Sampling technique by purposive, done for two variables, groundwater sample and community as respondents and informants. Secondary data obtained from the relevant government agencies and research reports. Analysis data used were descriptive qualitativequantitative, as well as the correlation test of significance. The results showed majority of groundwater samples quality still in good condition, only the bacterial content exceeded the allowable quality standards. People?s knowledge and perception toward environmental sanitation and water quality showed high enough of knowledge level and good perception. They belief that a clean environment can make their lives better, but the fact, in the level of practical action, quite members of community does not carry out activities that included in the category of clean and healthy living behavior.
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