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Monitoring water pollution

Synonyms:
Testing for contamination of water
Implementation:

The Indian-based NGO, Development Alternatives, has developed a small, portable and durable water testing kit which measures 14 key water quality parameters and costs only $200.

Broader:
Testing
Monitoring pollution
Testing environmental contamination
Reducing water pollution
Narrower:
Monitoring marine pollution
Monitoring groundwater pollution
Testing waste water contamination
Monitoring coastal water pollution
Monitoring water pollution sources
Monitoring pollution of inland waters
Monitoring domestic waste water pollutants
Monitoring industrial waste water pollutants
Monitoring nitrogen compounds as water pollutants
Monitoring toxic blue-green algae in drinking water
Monitoring effects of transboundary air pollution in water
Facilitates:
Expanding monitoring of freshwater quality and quantity
Facilitated by:
Strengthening laws on pollution monitoring of national and transboundary waters
Problems:
Biological pollutants
Water pollution
Values:
Pollution
Contamination
Organizations:
Society for Development Alternatives
Subjects:
Hydrology → Water
Research, Standards → Inspection, tests
Societal Problems → Pollution
Type Classification:
E: Emanations of other strategies
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
GOAL 6: Clean Water and SanitationGOAL 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

About the Encyclopedia

The Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential is a unique, experimental research work of the Union of International Associations. It is currently published as a searchable online platform with profiles of world problems, action strategies, and human values that are interlinked in novel and innovative ways. These connections are based on a range of relationships such as broader and narrower scope, aggravation, relatedness and more. By concentrating on these links and relationships, the Encyclopedia is uniquely positioned to bring focus to the complex and expansive sphere of global issues and their interconnected nature.

The initial content for the Encyclopedia was seeded from UIA’s Yearbook of International Organizations. UIA’s decades of collected data on the enormous variety of association life provided a broad initial perspective on the myriad problems of humanity. Recognizing that international associations are generally confronting world problems and developing action strategies based on particular values, the initial content was based on the descriptions, aims, titles and profiles of international associations.

About UIA

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