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Polluted water threatening millions in Africa, Asia and Latin America
31.08.2016 08:02 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
The rise in water pollution in Asia, Africa and Latin America is placing hundreds of millions of people at risk of life-threatening illnesses such as cholera and typhoid.
The warning comes in a report released this week by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) which describes the development as «worrying», UN Radio says.
As to the report, factors contributing to the surface water pollution boost across the three continents include population growth, expansion of agriculture and a rise in the amount of untreated sewage discharged into lakes and rivers.
Reportedly, diseases associated with human waste in water kill roughly 3.4 million people each year.
The report recommends better water monitoring, particularly in developing countries.
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