Water Magazine

Category: Water and Health

• Opinion

  Report

  A nationwide problem in Kenya: Overexposure to fluoride in drinking water

  07/10/2014

  Tara Rava Zolnikov

  Water and Health

  Water in the Environment

  Man with sketal fluorosis in Turkana, Kenya. Photo: protectorsystems.com  The ability of water to dissolve and redistribute substances to widespread areas can cause adverse health effects to exposed populations. ...

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• Opinion

  Marine plastic contamination: Implications for public health and the environment

  06/18/2014

  Shahir Masri

  Water and Health

  Water Infrastructure

  

  The five major ocean gyres. Photo: Essayweb.net Contamination of our oceans by marine plastic has likely occurred since the onset of its mass production. However, it was not until the early 1970’s that reports first began...

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• Report

  Remote Kiosks: A Cost-Effective Approach to Increasing Safe Water Consumption in Ghana

  05/27/2014

  Ryan Hebert

  Water and Health

  Water in the Environment

  Water Infrastructure

  

  A Promising New Approach to Water Coverage Convenient access to water is a critical determinant of safe water use.  For example, when a single 20-liter jerrycan of water weighs nearly 45 lbs., it is not surprising that consumers...

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• Report

  Nearby access to safe water improves the quality of life for HIV-affected families

  03/04/2014

  Daisy Ramirez Ortiz

  Tara Rava Zolnikov

  Water and Health

  Water in the Environment

  Water and Agriculture

  

  Throughout the world, lack of access to nearby safe water and HIV/AIDS are two crucial public health issues.  Lack of access to quality water continues to be a daily concern for the majority of the world’s population....

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• Opinion

  Households’ motivations for investing in multiple-use water services in rural Burkina Faso

  12/11/2013

  Sara J. Marks

  Luke H. MacDonald

  Water and Health

  Water and Agriculture

  

  Not long ago, Madame Celine* had to meet all of her family’s needs bucket-by-bucket, drawing water from a shallow unprotected well.  The water’s quality was poor, and in the dry season the well would often go dry....

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