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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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
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Language
English
Last update
Nov 28, 2022