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- Drinking-water - World Health Organization (WHO)
Overview Safe and readily available water is important for public health, whether it is used for drinking, domestic use, food production or recreational purposes Improved water supply and sanitation, and better management of water resources, can boost countries’ economic growth and can contribute greatly to poverty reduction In 2010, the UN General Assembly explicitly recognized the human right to water and sanitation Everyone has the right to sufficient, continuous, safe, acceptable
- Clean drinking water | UNICEF India
A safe water supply is the backbone of a healthy economy, yet is woefully under prioritized, globally It is estimated that waterborne diseases have an economic burden of approximately USD 600 million a year in India This is especially true for drought- and flood-prone areas, which affected a third of India’s population in the past couple of years Moreover, two-thirds of India’s 718 districts are affected by extreme water depletion One of the challenges is the fast rate of groundwater
- WHO Drinking Water Specifications
WHO produces international norms on water quality and human health in the form of guidelines that are used as the basis for regulation and standard setting, in developing and developed countries worldwide The quality of drinking water is a powerful environmental determinant of health Assurance of drinking water safety is a foundation for the prevention and control of waterborne diseases The guidelines developed by WHO are prepared through a vast global consultative process involving WHO
- METHODOLOGY FOR EMISSION REDUCTIONS FROM SAFE DRINKING WATER SUPPLY
Safe drinking water (SDW) - Safe drinking water is free from pathogens and elevated levels of toxic substances at all times (WHO, 2017)1 For the purpose of this methodology safe drinking water must conform to drinking water quality specified in relevant national microbiological quality standards of the host country
- Safe Drinking Water: Concepts, Benefits, Principles and Standards
This chapter presents aspects of safe drinking water - background information, definition of water safety and access, benefits, principles and regulations, factors challenging the sustainable water supply and water quality standards and parameters
- Safe Drinking Water - WaterAid India
Ensuring clean and safe drinking water through effective sanitation and treatment systems Learn about the principles, challenges, and factors impacting water supply systems for clean drinking water access
- FSSAI - CleanWater
Access to safe drinking water is one of the most efficient ways to support individual and collective development One cannot think about life without water In modern scenario, the packaged drinking water mineral water is considered as a symbol of emerging new lifestyle Consumers not just need water to survive but also require safe and clean drinking water for the right metabolism of their body and for the proper absorption of nutrients in the body
- Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) - US EPA
Protecting America’s drinking water is a top priority for EPA EPA has established protective drinking water standards for more than 90 contaminants, including drinking water regulations issued since the 1996 amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act that strengthen public health protection
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