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Clean drinking water is a sustainable asset that many of us take for granted. According to the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, clean water and sanitation is the number six goal of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) ( - SDG indicators n.d.). This goal affects the global population. Many national and global policies are in place to ensure clean drinking water. The Environmental Protection Agency has the Clean Water Act to combat unsafe water conditions. Clean water and sanitation affect humans and wildlife alike. “This report summarizes the estimates of the burden of disease attributable to unsafe WASH for the year 2019 for four health outcomes included in the reporting of SDG indicator 3.9.2, namely diarrhoea, ARIs, STHs and undernutrition ( Burden of disease attributable to unsafe drinking-water, sanitation and ... n.d.). This report describes and analyzes data formed worldwide about poor quality water for drinking, sanitation, and hand hygiene. Many areas have water contaminants through fecal materials, metallic substances, or poor infrastructure. These contaminants influence health through malnutrition, parasitic infections, and respiratory illnesses. For many, these health issues may be fatal. These types of contaminants also affect wildlife, which in turn may affect humans through consumption of contaminated foods. Consumption of contaminated food products and contaminated water happen in areas of low-income families or poor countries. Many do not have access to safe hand hygiene facilities, have poor plumbing, or live in run down areas. Many low-income families do not have access or financial means to attain clean drinking water, clean water for hygiene, or have any oversight from the government to ensure safe drinking water. Many towns and cities still have lead pipes running beneath them with no
financial assistance from the government to replace these antiquated and unsafe infrastructures. All of these risk factors increase exposure to diseases and illness, with little to no medical treatment options due to poor circumstances. It greatly increases the chance of malnutrition, especially in children under five. Without financial means or access to clean drinking water, these people are at greater risk for severe illness, developmental issues, and death. Many policies aim to improve infrastructure, monitoring, and access to clean water and sanitation. “The Clean Water Act (CWA) establishes the basic structure for regulating discharges of pollutants into the waters of the United States and regulating quality standards for surface waters” ( EPA n.d.). The World Health Organization, local, federal, and international governments have created laws and policies to combat unsafe water conditions and access to clean water. However, progress is slow going and needs to improve vastly to meet goals. References Burden of disease attributable to unsafe drinking-water, sanitation and ... (n.d.). https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/370026/9789240075610- eng.pdf?sequence=1 Environmental Protection Agency. (n.d.). EPA. https://www.epa.gov/cwa-404/clean- water-laws-regulations-and-executive-orders-related-section-404 United Nations. (n.d.). - SDG indicators. United Nations. https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/report/2022/
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