CLEAN WATER

POLLUTION
The development of technology and the environment, resulting in increased
environmental pollution both contamination that occurs in water, soil, and
air. One that is affected by the progress of technology and science is the river
(water).
Lack of access to potable water and good sanitation is still one of the most challenging public health
concerns of the twenty-first century despite steady progress over recent decades.

Many of them dispose of waste from production into the river without a screening process. That
caused water pollution in the river.
Only a few of the values for the bacteriological and physico-chemical parameters of
the water samples were above the tolerablelimits recommended by the WHO.

This calls for regular monitoring and purification of boreholes to ensure good water
quality.
Access to clean water and good sanitation are very important barometers of a
healthy nation as the two are sine qua non to reducing many diseases.

Water pollution also has an impact on the health of people who consume less clean
water, for example those in Ghana and Nigeria.
There is evidence on the eff ect of water and sanitation interventions on diarrhoeal
diseases.

Examine the impact of access to an improved water source and sanitation facility on
maternal and neo-natal mortality.
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