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AJPH First Look, published online ahead of print Sep 17, 2009
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November 2009, Vol 99, No. 11 | American Journal of Public Health 1927
© 2009 American Public Health Association
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.179028

EDITOR'S CHOICE

Why Is Water an Issue?

Michael R. Greenberg, PhD

Associate Editor, AJPH

Because this article has no abstract, we have provided an extract of the first 100 words of the full text and any section headings.


Figure 1
The simple answer, to paraphrase Samuel Taylor Coleridge, is "Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink." ("Rime of the Ancient Mariner." 1797–1798.) The complex explanation is that despite the fact that over 70% of our planet is covered with water, the resource is not necessarily located where it can be economically used, and some of what is accessible is contaminated, in dispute, and not appropriate for the intended use.

We require water for agriculture, drinking, hygiene, manufacturing, and sanitation. United Nations data suggest that over one billion people (1 of 6) have no access or very limited access . . . [Full Text]






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