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. https://doi.org/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 |
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | https://doi.org/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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