DRINKING WATER IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
- 1 November 1998
- journal article
- Published by Annual Reviews in Annual Review of Energy and the Environment
- Vol. 23 (1), 253-286
- https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.energy.23.1.253
Abstract
▪ Abstract Safe drinking water remains inaccessible for about 1.1 billion people in the world, and the hourly toll from biological contamination of drinking water is 400 deaths of children (below age 5). This paper reviews the general guidelines for drinking water quality and the scale of the global problem. It reviews the various water disinfection technologies that may be applicable to achieve the desired quality of drinking water in developing countries. It then summarizes financing problems that deter extending access to safe drinking water to the unserved population and identifies feasible policy positions for enhancing availability of drinking water in these countries.Keywords
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