Water supply and health

Hunter, Paul R.; MacDonald, Alan M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6636-1499; Carter, Richard C.. 2010 Water supply and health. PloS medicine, 7 (11). 9, pp. 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000361

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Abstract/Summary

A safe, reliable, affordable, and easily accessible water supply is essential for good health. Yet, for several decades, about a billion people in developing countries have not had a safe and sustainable water supply. It has been estimated that a minimum of 7.5 litres of water per person per day is required in the home for drinking, preparing food, and personal hygiene, the most basic requirements for water; at least 50 litres per person per day is needed to ensure all personal hygiene, food hygiene, domestic cleaning, and laundry needs [1]. This domestic water consumption is dwarfed by the demands of agriculture and ecosystems, even in wealthy countries where per capita domestic water consumption greatly exceeds these figures [2]. To cover all these requirements and to avoid water stress, experts generally agree that about 1,000 cubic metres of freshwater per capita per year is needed.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.1371/journal.pmed.1000361
Programmes:	BGS Programmes 2010 > Groundwater Science
NORA Subject Terms:	Earth Sciences
Date made live:	17 Nov 2010 12:11 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/12203

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