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Basic Water Requirements for Human Activities: Meeting Basic Needs
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(1996). Basic Water Requirements for Human Activities: Meeting Basic Needs. Water International: Vol. 21, No. 2, pp. 83-92.read more
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Water in crisis: a guide to the world's fresh water resources
TL;DR: In this article, an introduction to global fresh water issues is presented. But the authors focus on water quality and health, not just water quality, and do not address the issues of water management and economic development.
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TL;DR: Sanitation facilities decreased diarrhoea morbidity and mortality and the severity of hookworm infection, and child mortality fell by 55%, which suggests that water and sanitation have a substantial impact on child survival.
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The magnitude of the global problem of acute diarrhoeal disease: a review of active surveillance data.
J. D. Snyder,Michael H. Merson +1 more
TL;DR: Morbidity rates were found to be highest in the 6-11 month age group, while the mortality rates were greatest in infants under 1 year of age and children 1 year old.