WATER QUALITY

Water Quality

Water Quality

Describe how water quality is linked to public health, in general?

Water has a deep leverage on human health. At a very rudimentary grade, a minimum allowance of water is needed for utilisation on a every day basis for survival and thus get access to to some pattern of water is essential for life. However, water has much broader leverages on wellbeing and wellbeing and matters such as the quantity and value of the water provided are significant in determining the wellbeing of individuals and whole communities.

The first priority must be to provide access for the whole population to some form of improved water supply.(Kelley, 2003, 713) However, access may be restricted by low coverage, poor continuity, insufficient quantity, poor quality and excessive cost relative to the ability and willingness to pay.(Bartram, 2005, 810) Thus, in terms of drinking-water, all these issues must be addressed if public health is to improve. Water value facets, while significant, are not the sole determinant of health impacts.

The quality of water does, however, have a great influence on public wellbeing; in specific the microbiological value of water is significant in stopping ill-health. Poor microbiological value is expected to lead to outbreaks of contagious water-related infections and may causes grave outbreaks to occur. Chemical water value is usually of smaller importance as the impact on health tends to be chronic long-term effects and time is available to take remedial action. Acute consequences may be encountered where major pollution happening has occurred or where grades of certain chemicals are high from natural causes, such as fluoride, or anthropogenic causes, such as nitrate. (Bartram, 2005, 810)

Compare the concerns with water quality AND water quantity in the United States with these concerns in a typical developing country?

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