Environmental pollution and kidney diseases

X Xu, S Nie, H Ding, FF Hou - Nature Reviews Nephrology, 2018 - nature.com
The burden of disease and death attributable to environmental pollution is becoming a
public health challenge worldwide, especially in developing countries. The kidney is …

Fecal contamination of drinking-water in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

R Bain, R Cronk, J Wright, H Yang, T Slaymaker… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background Access to safe drinking-water is a fundamental requirement for good health and
is also a human right. Global access to safe drinking-water is monitored by WHO and …

The knowledge base for achieving the sustainable development goal targets on water supply, sanitation and hygiene

G Hutton, C Chase - International journal of environmental research and …, 2016 - mdpi.com
Safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) are fundamental to an improved
standard of living. Globally, 91% of households used improved drinking water sources in …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Reconciling global aspirations and local realities: Challenges facing the Sustainable Development Goals for water and sanitation

V Herrera - World Development, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is ambitious and inclusive, but how
well are these global aspirations likely to result in implementable policy change for water …

Rethinking water for SDG 6

CW Sadoff, E Borgomeo, S Uhlenbrook - Nature Sustainability, 2020 - nature.com
The world is not on track to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 6 on clean water and
sanitation by 2030. We urge a rapid change of the economics, engineering and …

Achieving sustainable development goals from a water perspective

A Bhaduri, J Bogardi, A Siddiqi, H Voigt… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Efforts to meet human water needs at local scales may cause negative environmental
externalities and stress on the water system at regional and global scales. Hence, assessing …

Point-of-Use Detection of Environmental Fluoride via a Cell-Free Riboswitch-Based Biosensor

W Thavarajah, AD Silverman, MS Verosloff… - ACS synthetic …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Advances in biosensor engineering have enabled the design of programmable molecular
systems to detect a range of pathogens, nucleic acids, and chemicals. Here, we engineer …

Managing without growth

P Victor, G Rosenbluth - Environment and Employment, 2009 - taylorfrancis.com
There are three main arguments why developed countries should consider managing
without growth. First, continued economic growth worldwide is not an option, owing to …

Progress in household water insecurity metrics: a cross‐disciplinary approach

WE Jepson, A Wutich, SM Colllins… - Wiley …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the central importance of water for human wellbeing and development, researchers
and practitioners have few tools to quantitatively measure, assess, and compare the scope …