Dataset is a Microsoft Word file that contains the transcripts of five focus groups of adopters and prospective adopters of innovative/alternative septic systems. Focus group participants were asked a series of questions to better understand why they would or would not choose to adopt the alternative and innovative septic systems. This dataset is not publicly accessible because: EPA cannot release personally identifiable information regarding living individuals, according to the Privacy Act and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This dataset contains information about human research subjects. Because there is potential to identify individual participants and disclose personal information, either alone or in combination with other datasets, individual level data are not appropriate to post for public access. Restricted access may be granted to authorized persons by contacting the party listed. It can be accessed through the following means: Contact Kate Mulvaney, mulvaney.kate@epa.gov. Format: This is EPA-owned data, but SDMP was generated post clearance due to pre-RAPID/SciHub integration.

Dataset is a Microsoft Word file that contains the transcripts of five focus groups of adopters and prospective adopters of innovative/alternative septic systems. Focus group participants were asked a series of questions to better understand why they would or would not choose to adopt the alternative and innovative septic systems.

This dataset is associated with the following publication: Rudman, A., K. Mulvaney, N. Merrill, and K. Canfield. Factors in homeowners’ willingness to adopt nitrogen-reducing innovative/alternative septic systems. Frontiers in Marine Science. Frontiers, Lausanne, SWITZERLAND, 10: 1069599, (2023).