Water and Development
WASH: water, sanitation and hygiene
Access to safe drinking water and sanitation are recognized in the Millennium Development Goals as key contributors to human health and welfare. Hygienic practices are also crucially important to prevent the spread of diarrheal disease, a major cause of childhood mortality. Appropriate management of excreta protects the environment and can allow for the recovery of nutrients and energy.
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March 17, 2023
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Amin, M. B.; Talukdar, P. K.; Asaduzzaman, M.; Roy, S.; Flatgard, B. M.; Islam, M. R.; Saha, S. R.; Mahmud, Z. H.; Navab-Daneshmand, T.; Kile, M. L.; Levy, K.; Julian, T. R.; Islam, M. A. (2022) Effects of chronic exposure to arsenic on the fecal carriage of antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli among people in rural Bangladesh, PLoS Pathogens, 18(12), e1010952 (23 pp.), doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1010952, Institutional Repository
Fuhrmann, A.; Wilde, B.; Conz, R. F.; Kantengwa, S.; Konlambigue, M.; Masengesho, B.; Kintche, K.; Kassa, K.; Musazura, W.; Späth, L.; Gold, M.; Mathys, A.; Six, J.; Hartmann, M. (2022) Residues from black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae rearing influence the plant-associated soil microbiome in the short term, Frontiers in Microbiology, 13, 994091 (19 pp.), doi:10.3389/fmicb.2022.994091, Institutional Repository
Shrestha, A.; Kunwar, B. M.; Meierhofer, R. (2022) Water, sanitation, hygiene practices, health and nutritional status among children before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: longitudinal evidence from remote areas of Dailekh and Achham districts in Nepal, BMC Public Health, 22, 2035 (27 pp.), doi:10.1186/s12889-022-14346-8, Institutional Repository
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Cover picture: Eawag study in Africa about the recontamination of drinking water in jerrycans. (Photo: Regula Meierhofer)