Table 2.
Willingness to use testing and risk reduction strategies among Houston, Texas community gardeners (N=20).
| Variable | Yes n (%) |
Maybe n (%) |
No n (%) |
Response missing* n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Install a barrier over contaminated soil such as a plastic cover | 6 (30.0) | 7 (35.0) | 3 (15.0) | 4 (20.0) |
| Add natural soil amendments such as compost or minerals | 12 (60.0) | 2 (10.0) | 1 (5.) | 5 (25.0) |
| Add sorbent materials that bind contaminants | 11 (55.0) | 5 (25.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (20.0) |
| Remove and replace contaminated soil | 7 (35.0) | 7 (35.0) | 3 (15.0) | 3 (15.0) |
| Plant certain types of plants that can degrade, remove, and/or stabilize contaminants in soil | 11 (55.0) | 5 (25.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (20.0) |
| Add fungus or fungal metabolites that can degrade, remove, and/or stabilize contaminants in soil | 10 (50.0) | 5 (25.0) | 1 (5.0) | 4 (20.0) |
| Stop eating produce grown in contaminated areas | 15 (75.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (5.0) | 4 (20.0) |
| Grow produce in raised beds or containers | 17 (85.0) | 1 (5.0) | 1 (5.0) | 2 (10.0) |
| Stop growing certain crops such as root vegetables | 10 (50.0) | 6 (30.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (15.0) |
| Wear gloves while gardening | 14 (70.0) | 3 (15.0) | 1 (5.0) | 2 (10.0) |
| Wash hands immediately after gardening | 17 (85.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (5.0) | 2 (10.0) |
| Wash produce with water before consuming | 17 (85.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (5.0) | 3 (15.0) |
| Wash produce with vinegar, detergent, or other treatment solution before consuming | 11 (55.0) | 7 (35.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (10.0) |
| Peel produce before consuming | 13 (65.0) | 3 (15.0) | 1 (5.0) | 3 (15.0) |
*
Includes “prefer not to respond” and absent responses