How Many People Are Without Clean Water

Why H2o? ...Past the numbers (Concluding Update: 8/31/2016)

Statistics on water and its effects.

STATISTICS OF THE WATER Crunch
Citations
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2. WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for H2o Supply and Sanitation. "Progress on Sanitation and Drinking Water 2010." Available at world wide web.wssinfo.org/
3. UNICEF. "H2o, Sanitation and Hygiene" Updated May 2010. http://world wide web.unicef.org/media/media_45481.html
4. United Nations Development Programme. "Human Evolution Report 2006: Across Scarcity: Power, Poverty and the Global Water Crisis." 2006. Available at http://hdr.undp.org/en/reports/global/hdr2006/
5. Un. Statement by Secretary General Koffi Annan. June 2003. http://www.united nations.org/News/Press/docs/2003/sgsm8707.md.htm
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8. UNEP / Un-Habitat "Ill water? The central role of wastewater management in sustainable development. Available at http://world wide web.grida.no/publications/rr/sickwater/
9. Jerry cans conduct approx. 5 gallons of water so if a unmarried gallon of water weighs 8.iii pounds, five gallons are 41.5 pounds.
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