by Gitonga Njeru
“One-third of the people in Africa live in drought-prone areas and are vulnerable to the impacts of droughts,” predicted the World Water Forum in 2000.
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Human contact with polluted water often includes wide exposures to bacteria, viruses and parasites as well as chemical contaminants. The list of dangerous waterborne pathogens is long and extensive. Human and animal waste in water is the most common contaminate. In industrial regions, chemical contaminants are also an ongoing contributor to pollutants.
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