Global access to safe water: Accounting for water quality and the resulting impact on MDG progress

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 880-894

  Onda, Kyle ^a   Lobuglio, Joe ^a   Bartram, Jamie ^a  

^a IL   (United States)

Author keywords

Drinking water; Joint monitoring programme (JMP); Millennium development goals (MDGS); Water quality; Water safety

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

DRINKING WATER; MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SANITATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MONITORING; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84859059517     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph9030880     Document Type: Article

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