Water and Health in an Overcrowded World (Introducing Health Science)
Language: English
Published by The Open University, 2007
- First Edition
- Softcover
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- Title
- Water and Health in an Overcrowded World (Introducing Health Science)
- Author
- Tim Halliday, Basiro Davey
- Publisher
- The Open University
- Publication year
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0199237301
- ISBN 13
- 9780199237302
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Item weight
- 431 grams
- Dimensions
- 20.57 centimeters width by 25.91 centimeters height by 1.02 centimeters depth
The book concludes with a detailed case study of a scarce resource which is vital for human health: clean water. It considers the global water cycle, the uneven distribution and use of water between regions, and the impact of population growth, development and climate change on freshwater resources. More than a billion people worldwide are at risk from polluted drinking water and two and a half billion lack even the most basic sanitation. The consequences are illustrated by a discussion of water-borne diseases such as cholera, which cause millions of deaths every year. An interactive DVD using chemical models, video clips and photographs presents the chemistry of water at the molecular level and explains how compounds such as nitrates from fertilisers dissolve in it. This leads to an examination of water pollution by chemicals of human origin, including nitrates, mercury and endocrine disruptors. The authors conclude that the Earth's expanding human population is in a rapidly accelerating competition for water for irrigation, drinking and industrial processes, which threatens both human health and the preservation of biodiversity.
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