Quality Unknown: The Invisible Water Crisis (Damania Richard)(Paperback)

This report is an attempt to illuminate the impacts of the hidden dangers that lie beneath the water's surface and elucidate strategies for combating them. The main, though not exclusive, focus is on the parameters which are tracked in the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6.3.2 on water quality, with its focus on nutrient loads, salt balances, and the overall environmental health of water bodies. This report demonstrates that the parameters identified in SDG 6.3.2 have impacts that are wider, deeper, and larger than previously known, suggesting the need for a broader focus on water quality beyond sanitation-related contaminants such as fecal coliforms and E. coli. Recognizing the scope of the problem, the magnitude of the impacts, and formulating ways to address these will be critical to improving public health, preserving ecosystems, and sustaining economic growth throughout the 21st
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