To dispose or not to dispose? When risk perception in decision-making impacts teaching and research laboratories environmental management
by Fernanda Cristina Romero; Luciana Aparecida Farias; Luiz Omir de Cerqueira Leite
International Journal of Environment and Waste Management (IJEWM), Vol. 34, No. 1, 2024

Abstract: The environmental management systems of universities and research institutes must include waste management and, according to the hierarchy, they must prioritise prevention of the generation of these materials. The purpose of this paper is to identify, analyse and understand the perception of risk regarding radioactive waste among students at a Brazilian nuclear research institute. The study was exploratory qualitative and conducted with the participation of 104 individuals. For data collection, a structured questionnaire was applied, and a participant observation was carried out. It was found that despite the students receiving the same knowledge base in disciplines offered in graduate school, they had different perceptions regarding the risk of radioactive waste that interfered with their behaviour on the disposal of materials in their laboratory practices.

Online publication date: Mon, 03-Jun-2024

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