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Article: National Drinking Water Week May 3-9, 2009.(Notice to Readers)
- Article from:
- MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Article date:
- May 1, 2009
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Water plays a critical role in the success of a society from meeting basic public health needs to supporting agricultural and other economic activities. Worldwide, approximately 1.1 billion persons do not have access to an improved water supply, and 2.6 billion (nearly half of the developing world) lack access to adequate sanitation (1,2). this year, May 3-9 is National Drinking Water Week, which highlights the critical importance of safe drinking water to protect public health.
Although the United States has one of the safest public drinking water supplies in the world (3), sources of drinking water can become contaminated through naturally occurring chemicals ...