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Environmental Diseases: Environmental Diseases From A to …
www.niehs.nih.govWaterborne Diseases Even our clearest streams, rivers, and lakes can contain chemical pollutants. Heavy metals like lead and mercury can produce severe organ damage. Some chemicals can interfere with the development of organs and tissues, causing birth defects. Others can cause normal cells to become cancerous.
Water and Waterborne Diseases: A Review
www.unn.edu.ngwaterborne diseases are often transmitted via the fecal-oral route, and this occurs when human faecal material is ingested through drinking contaminated water or eating contaminated food which mainly arises from poor sewage management and improper sanitation. Faecal pollution of drinking-water may be sporadic and ...
Communicable diseases following natural disasters
www.who.intAlthough the overall risk of communicable disease outbreaks is lower than often perceived, the risk of transmission of certain endemic and epidemic-prone diseases can increase following natural disasters. 1.2 Waterborne diseases Diarrhoeal disease outbreaks can occur following contamination of drinking-water, and
Wastewater Effluent Discharge: Effects and Treatment …
ipcbee.comcritical factors contributing to numerous waterborne outbreaks. Diseases caused by bacteria, viruses and protozoa are the most common health hazards associated with untreated drinking and recreational waters Contaminated water is a vehicle for several waterborne diseases…
Wastewater Technology Fact Sheet: Ozone Disinfection
www3.epa.govwaterborne diseases to downstream users and the environment. It is important that wastewater be adequately treated prior to disinfection in order for any disinfectant to be effective. Table 1 lists some common microorganisms found in domestic wastewater and the diseases associated with them. Ozone is produced when oxygen (O 2) molecules are