Global Issues in Water, Sanitation, and Health: Workshop Summary [With DVD]

by Alison Mack, Eileen R. Choffnes, Institute of Medicine, et al.

As the human population grows--tripling in the past century while, simultaneously, quadrupling its demand for water--Earth's finite freshwater supplies are increasingly strained, and also increasingly contaminated by domestic, agricultural, and industrial wastes. Today, approximately one-third of the world's population lives in areas with scarce water resources. Nearly one billion people currently lack access to an adequate water supply, and more...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309138728
• ISBN13: 9780309138727
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"