Voa development report - New Web Site Targets World's Unsafe Drinking Water

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is the VOA Special English Development Report. More than billion people around the world do not have clean water. Their water supplies are unsafe because of natural man-made pollution, such as industrial chemicals or human and wastes. Water-related diseases, like cholera and guinea worm, kill of people each year, mostly children. Last week the States National Academy of Sciences launched "Safe Drinking Water Essential." This Internet-based resource, at drinking-waterorg-., is presented as first tool of its kind. The aim is to high-quality scientific information about improving the safety of drinking supplies. The information is provided in five languages: English, , Spanish, Chinese and Arabic. Some information is presented in video documentaries. (SOUND) "In rural areas that lack adequate systems, treatment can be applied at the point of , using household treatment technologies. Some of these technologies have low cost and are used in areas around the . Some common treatments used in the developing world include , filtration and solar disinfection. With many treatment options available, is no one-size-fits-all solution." The nonprofit Global Health and Foundation in San Francisco provided money for the project. one hundred thirty science, engineering and medical academies worldwide also involved. These organizations will share information about the Web resource with policy makers in their countries. Also, thousand free copies of DVD versions of the information go to nongovernmental groups working to improve water quality. say the Web site is meant to provide international makers with technical answers to drinking water problems. The will help users learn about the causes of unsafe water and technologies that can improve water quality. The also has world maps that show the levels of of safe drinking water from country to country. Users compare information from nineteen seventy and two thousand two. Glick is a member of the scientific committee that the Web site. He says the failure of the to meet basic human needs for water is a that can be solved. He says education is central, the hope is that this new Internet tool can part of the solution. And that's the VOA Special Development Report, written by Jill Moss. For a link the site, at drinking-waterorg-., go to voaspecialenglishcom.. I'm Steve .

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