• 1 Introduction
  • 2 Contaminants
    • 2.1 Germs
    • 2.2 Toxins
  • 3 Society and water
  • 4 The way forward
  • References

Water is Life

References

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  2. World Vision, Waterborne Diease, 07/04/2021
  3. American Battlefield Trust, Civil War Casualties, 09/15/2023
  4. CDC, Drinking Water Facts and Stats, 08/06/2024
  5. Knoll, Personal Communication, 04/08/2026
  6. WHO, Women and girls bear brunt of water and sanitation crisis, 07/06/2023
  7. UN, SDG 5, 2025
  8. NASA, Desert Crops Thrive as Aquifer Sinks, 12/14/2019
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