Investigation of environmental consciousness and action of Qiugang villager in Bengbu City

Objective: To investigate the environmental consciousness and action of Qiugang villager,and provide scientific basis for evaluating the risk of human health and environmental pollution.Methods: Two hundred and sixteen villagers selected by snowballing sampling were investigated by visit and observation combined with questionnaire method.Results: The villagers agreed that the source of pollution was industrial waste water and gas.The 98.61% of villagers thought the environmental pollution have affected their health,59.26% of them thought the food had been contaminated,and they bought food from anther area.The 96.76% of villagers thought government was responsible for pollution.The 40.06% of villagers chose “Go away” or “Do not know where to reflect the situation” when pollution discharge was found.The 38.89% of villagers chose “Do nothing” because they feared from retaliation when pollution affected their life.Conclusions: Environmental pollution has affected the agriculture.The environmental consciousness of villagers are inconsistent to their actions.The villagers will choose to hold back when their interests are involved though their environmental protection consciousness is strong.