Rapid urbanization in the Third World is exacerbating problems of water supply, flooding, and water pollution, as well as rendering more difficult... Read more...
This paper reviews groundwater degradation issues in Gujarat and their implications for equitable resource access. Current management practices and... Read more...
This article discusses the attempts to improve the quality of water in the River Ganga in the context of the Ganga Action Plan (GAP) which was... Read more...
Water shortage was a major reason why handwashing was not practised in a highland village in Guatemala. A water-saving device, the plastic 'tippy tap... Read more...
The use of water harvesting systems in arid lands is seen to offer a potential for making lands productive that are now largely unusable due to lack... Read more...
Lemon juice was studied as a natural biocide for disinfecting drinking water and inhibiting Vibrio cholerae. Read more...
Between 1 January and 31 July 1992 a cholera epidemic caused 548 reported cases in Riohacha (population 68,000), Colombia. Read more...
The performance of a small-scale water disinfection system which was installed in a hospital in Mexico City in August 1989 was evaluated. Read more...
A key lesson from history is that most irrigation-based civilizations fail. As we enter the third millennium A.D. Read more...
Discusses the ways in which Islamic teachings and the views of Muslim physicians and scholars can be used to identify specific actions to protect the... Read more...
A tube well near Koudougou in Burkina Faso was accidentally polluted. Several causes of the faecal pollution are discussed. Read more...
The health impact of using biogas digesters in China is discussed. Read more...
