This document gives information about diseases caused by exposure to unsafe (drinking) water and poor sanitation. Diseases caused by micro-organisms are classified in four categories which are based on the route of transmission of the agent.
| Title | Health risks of water and sanitation |
| Publication Type | Miscellaneous |
| Year of Publication | 2000 |
| Authors | Netherlands. Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment -NL, VROM, RIVM -Bilthoven, NL, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment |
| Pagination | 77 p. : ill., photogr. |
| Date Published | 2000-03-01 |
| Publisher | Netherlands, Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment |
| Place Published | The Hague, The Netherlands |
| Keywords | diarrhoeal diseases, drinking water, faecal-disposal diseases, faecal-oral infections, metals, nitrogen, sdihyg, water pollution, water quality, water-related diseases, waterwashed diseases |
| Abstract | This document gives information about diseases caused by exposure to unsafe (drinking) water and poor sanitation. Diseases caused by micro-organisms are classified in four categories which are based on the route of transmission of the agent. The document highlights the most important diseases throughout the world that are one way or the other related to water. The information is derived from the public domain or the Internet, mainly from the site of the World Health Organization. |
| Notes | Includes references |
| Custom 1 | 245.0 |
