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Contamination of Drinking Water

Aug 27, 2020

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Environment

Anna Liebhaber

An adequate supply of safe drinking water is one of the major prerequisites for a healthy life, but waterborne disease is still a major cause of death in many parts of the world, particularly in children, and it is also a significant economic constraint in many subsistence economies.


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Examples of chemical contaminants include nitrogen, bleach, salts, pesticides, metals, toxins produced by bacteria, and human or animal drugs. Biological contaminants are organisms in water. ... Examples of biological or microbial contaminants include bacteria, viruses, protozoan, and parasites.