Hundreds of Millions Face Health Risk as Water Pollution Rises Across Three Continents
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme
– Pathogen and organic pollution rises in more than 50% of river stretches in Africa, Asia and Latin America
– Asia hit hardest by rise in severe pathogen pollution with up to a half of all river stretches affected
– Up to 323 million people on three continents at risk of infection from diseases caused by pathogens in water
Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27081&ArticleID=36251&l=en
