Problem
Pollution of water by infected faeces
Other Names:
Microbial pollution of water supplies with human excretaFaecal transmission of disease
Background:
Over 2 million tonnes of human excrement is produced daily in cities around the world; less than 2% is treated and the rest discharged into watercourses or into the soil.
Incidence:
Problems of microbial quality and occasional outbreaks of waterborne diseases have been reported across the European region, even from countries with high standards of supply. Systems for detecting waterborne disease are generally poor, and in practice only the larger outbreaks have been detected. Microbial pollution is especially prevalent in small supply systems and those with intermittent service. Private supplies may not have been subject to such stringent standards as public supplies.
Broader Problems:
Impurities in waste waterInfectious drinking water Related Problems:
Unhygienic recreational contact with sewage Strategies:
Training in water sanitation Subject(s):
Biosciences → Bacteriology??Commerce → Purchasing, supplying??
Hydrology → Water??
Mankind → Human??
Medicine → Pathology??
Societal Problems → Effluent??
Societal Problems → Pollution??
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
08.05.2019 – 20:39 CEST