RT Book, Section
A1 Meinhardt, Patricia L.
A2 Wallace, Robert B.
SR Print(0)
ID 1141972078
T1 Water Quality Management and Water-Borne Disease Trends
T2 Maxcy-Rosenau-Last Public Health and Preventive Medicine, 15e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Medical
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071441988
LK accessbiomedicalscience.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1141972078
RD 2024/04/23
AB Water  is  a  necessity  for  human  survival,  and  access  to  safe  drinking  water  is  a  required  cornerstone  of  public  health.a  In  concert  with  improved  pasteurization  and  refrigeration  of  foods  and  childhood  immunizations,  modernized  sanitation  methods  and  access  to  potable  water  have  increased  the  life  span  and  improved  the  general  health  of  American  citizens  more  than  any  other  advancement  in  the  field  of  medicine.1  Conscientious  water  quality  management  and  access  to  renewable  water  resources  are  vital  to  every  sector  of  our  industrialized  society  and  every  sector  of  our  nation's  agricultural  economy.2  Early  American  settlements  located  near  water  and  water  reserves  were  generally  sufficient  for  our  country's  development  and  prosperity  during  initial  phases  of  growth.  However,  even  during  these  early  periods  of  U.S.  history,  there  were  recorded  instances  where  communities  disappeared  as  a  result  of  declining  or  contaminated  water  supplies.  Currently,  there  is  a  water  crisis  in  the  United  States  that  has  resulted  from  population  growth  and  urbanization  placing  pressure  on  fixed  sources  of  freshwater  available  locally  and,  at  times,  regionally.  These  water  access  pressures  have  resulted  in  insufficient  quantity  and  deteriorating  quality  of  water  supplies  in  many  regions  of  the  United  States.