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Inadequate sanitation infrastructure

  • Poor sewage systems
  • Inappropriate sanitation facilities
  • Undeveloped sanitation services
  • Improper sewage disposal
  • Overloaded sewage systems
  • Insanitary drainage facilities
  • Unsanitary toilet facilities

Incidence

As an indication, the market for toilet cleaners in the UK in 1986 was £88 million.

50% of the sewage of Rio de Janeiro receives no treatment. This is not unusual, even in modern cities.

Claim

Modern sewage systems are excessively expensive means of taking household wastes and disposing of them in such a way as to prevent nutrients from returning to the soil.

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Malodorous fumes
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Cholera
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Enteric diseases
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SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(D) Detailed problems
Subject
  • Amenities » Living conditions » Living conditions
  • Cybernetics » Systems
  • Development » Development
  • Hydrology » Hydrology
  • Industry » Utilities
  • Social activity » Services
  • Societal problems » Effluent
  • Societal problems » Hygiene
  • Societal problems » Inadequacy
  • Societal problems » Waste
  • Content quality
    Presentable
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    Language
    English
    Last update
    Nov 28, 2022