Impact of drinking water, sanitation and handwashing with soap on childhood diarrhoeal disease: updated meta‐analysis and meta‐regression

J Wolf, PR Hunter, MC Freeman… - Tropical medicine & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene are protective against diarrhoeal
disease; a leading cause of child mortality. The main objective was an updated assessment …

Human campylobacteriosis: A public health concern of global importance

A Igwaran, AI Okoh - Heliyon, 2019 - cell.com
Campylobacter species are among the leading cause of bacterial foodborne and
waterborne infections. In addition, Campylobacter is one of the major causative agent of …

[HTML][HTML] Burden of disease from inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene for selected adverse health outcomes: an updated analysis with a focus on low-and middle …

A Prüss-Ustün, J Wolf, J Bartram, T Clasen… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background To develop updated estimates in response to new exposure and exposure-
response data of the burden of diarrhoea, respiratory infections, malnutrition …

[HTML][HTML] Burden of disease attributable to unsafe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene in domestic settings: a global analysis for selected adverse health outcomes

J Wolf, RB Johnston, A Ambelu, BF Arnold, R Bain… - The Lancet, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Assessments of disease burden are important to inform national, regional, and
global strategies and to guide investment. We aimed to estimate the drinking water …

Sociohydrology: scientific challenges in addressing the sustainable development goals

G Di Baldassarre, M Sivapalan, M Rusca… - Water Resources …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations Agenda 2030
represent an ambitious blueprint to reduce inequalities globally and achieve a sustainable …

The sources of chemical contaminants in food and their health implications

IA Rather, WY Koh, WK Paek, J Lim - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Food contamination is a matter of serious concern, as the high concentration of chemicals
present in the edibles poses serious health risks. Protecting the public from the degrees of …

Mapping geographical inequalities in access to drinking water and sanitation facilities in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000–17

A Deshpande, MK Miller-Petrie, PA Lindstedt… - The Lancet Global …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Universal access to safe drinking water and sanitation facilities is an essential
human right, recognised in the Sustainable Development Goals as crucial for preventing …

Urban growth and water access in sub-Saharan Africa: Progress, challenges, and emerging research directions

S Dos Santos, EA Adams, G Neville, Y Wada… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
For the next decade, the global water crisis remains the risk of highest concern, and ranks
ahead of climate change, extreme weather events, food crises and social instability. Across …

Occurrence of contaminants in drinking water sources and the potential of biochar for water quality improvement: A review

KN Palansooriya, Y Yang, YF Tsang… - Critical Reviews in …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
In this work, the occurrence of contaminants in drinking water sources was described in
relation to their treatment options based on both conventional (eg, coagulation-flocculation …

Global assessment of exposure to faecal contamination through drinking water based on a systematic review

R Bain, R Cronk, R Hossain, S Bonjour… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To estimate exposure to faecal contamination through drinking water as indicated
by levels of E scherichia coli (E. coli) or thermotolerant coliform (TTC) in water sources …