Sludge Under Suspicion: Explaining Perceptions of Risks from a Relatively "Unknown" Technology

Authors

Lulu Rodriguez
Jane W. Peterson

Abstract

Factors such as knowledge about the technology and trust in technology-generating institutions influenced people's decisions about the acceptability of applying treated sludge on Iowa's agricultural lands.

Recommended Citation

Rodriguez, Lulu and Peterson, Jane W. (1996) "Sludge Under Suspicion: Explaining Perceptions of Risks from a Relatively "Unknown" Technology," Journal of Applied Communications: Vol. 80: Iss. 2. https://doi.org/10.4148/1051-0834.1347

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