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UNSAFE WATER [5 records]

Record 1 2024-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Supply
  • Hygiene and Health
  • Water Resources Management
CONT

There are well demonstrated adverse effects of water insecurity on human wellbeing, such as diarrheal diseases, dehydration, emotional stress, and physical violence... Water insecurity is defined as a condition when unreliable, unsafe, and inadequate water jeopardizes wellbeing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Alimentation en eau
  • Hygiène et santé
  • Gestion des ressources en eau

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Abastecimiento de agua
  • Higiene y Salud
  • Gestión de recursos hídricos
CONT

[...] el 32% de la población mexicana experimentó inseguridad de agua, es decir, la falta del líquido para realizar y cubrir sus necesidades básicas.

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Record 2 2023-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
  • Hygiene and Health
CONT

Household water treatment and safe storage(HWTS) is an important public health intervention to improve the quality of drinking water and reduce diarrhoeal disease, particularly among those who rely on water from unimproved sources, and in some cases, unsafe or unreliable piped water supplies.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement des eaux
  • Hygiène et santé
CONT

La conservation et le traitement de l'eau à domicile (CTED) est une approche visant à fournir rapidement et efficacement de l'eau potable aux familles, aux écoles et aux institutions qui en ont besoin.

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Pollution

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution de l'eau
CONT

Produire de l'eau potable à partir d'eau insalubre : c'est la performance réalisée par Aquamobil.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Contaminación del agua
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Record 4 1993-06-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
CONT

... a simpler indicator laboratory test has been devised. This test takes from 24 to 48 hours to perform. The principle of this test is based on the fact that human and warm blooded animals grow in their intestines a family of bacteria called coliform bacteria. These organisms are usually harmless, but are relatively easy and inexpensive to test for. Since coliform bacteria are present in human and animal excrement only, whenever a sample of water shows a presence of coliform, the water is immediately assumed to contain human sewage and is therefore declared unsafe for human consumption.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Études et analyses environnementales
CONT

On a donc mis au point une analyse de laboratoire par indicateur beaucoup plus simple, analyse qui prend de 24 à 48 heures. Cette analyse part du principe que l'intestin de l'homme et des animaux à sang chaud est l'hôte de bactéries qu'on appelle bactéries coliformes. Ces organismes sont généralement inoffensifs, et il est relativement facile et peu coûteux d'en déterminer la présence. Comme ces bactéries coliformes ne se retrouvent que dans les excréments des humains et des animaux, il faut conclure, lorsqu'il y en a dans un échantillon d'eau, que cette eau contient des déchets humains et qu'elle est impropre à la consommation.

Spanish

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Record 5 1993-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewers and Drainage
CONT

Cross connections may be direct or indirect. A direct connection is where the safe water system is physically joined to a system containing unsafe water, sewage or other waste water system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Égouts et drainage
CONT

Une interconnexion peut être directe ou indirecte. Une interconnexion directe résulte d'une liaison physique entre un réseau d'eau potable et un réseau véhiculant de l'eau non potable, des eaux vannes ou d'autres eaux résiduaires.

Spanish

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