Book Chapter10.1016/B978-0-12-382182-9.00081-5
Water, Human Health, and Sustainable Development
Lauren M. Fry,Ryan Schweitzer,James R. Mihelcic +2 more
- 01 Jan 2014
Vol. 4, pp 299-314
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TL;DR: This chapter presents how water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) technologies can reduce diarrheal disease burden, current attitudes toward source water and point-of-use (POU) improvement, and implications for sustainability related to relationships among WASH.
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Abstract: This chapter presents: (1) how water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) technologies can reduce diarrheal disease burden, (2) current attitudes toward source water and point-of-use (POU) improvement, (3) POU technologies used to provide improved drinking water, (4) the role of the Millennium development goals in improving access to WASH, and (5) implications for sustainability related to relationships among WASH, the condition of water resources, climate change, urbanization, and social and context. A sustainable supply of safe drinking water cannot be provided without integrating conservation strategies; multiple interventions chosen according to evidence from public health research; and social, cultural, and political considerations.
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