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An improved water source, as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), refers to a drinking water source that provides adequate and safe water for human consumption. Examples of improved water sources include piped water connections, protected wells, boreholes with hand pumps, packaged or delivered water and rainwater collection systems ...
Recycling rates by country 2019 Country % recycling % composting % incineration with energy recovery % incineration without energy recovery % other recovery % landfill % other disposal Australia: 24.6 19.8 0.6 0 9.5 55 0 Austria: 26.5 32.6 38.9 0 0 2.1 0 Belgium: 34.1 20.6 42.3 0.5 1.6 0 0 Costa Rica: 3 3.8 0 0 0 86.5 6.7 Czech Republic: 22.8 11.7
Out of all the water on Earth, saline water in oceans, seas and saline groundwater make up about 97% of it. Only 2.5–2.75% is fresh water, including 1.75–2% frozen in glaciers, ice and snow, 0.5–0.75% as fresh groundwater and soil moisture, and less than 0.01% of it as surface water in lakes, swamps and rivers.
Millions of tons of plastic end up in Earth’s water bodies every year, and less than 10 percent of the world’s annual plastic production is recycled, according to the World Health Organization ...
Named the 5th most polluted river in the United States by eco-activism groups, primarily in the Philadelphia/Chester region. [144] [145] 7–10 million pounds of toxic chemicals in the waterways mainly due to dumping by DuPont Chambers Works. [144] [145] Pollutants leading to increased risk of birth defects, infertility, and cancer. [144]
This is the list of countries by freshwater withdrawal for the year 2020, based on the latest data available in January 2024, by World Bank and Food and Agriculture Organization (AQUASTAT data). [3] The list includes sovereign states and self-governing dependent territories based upon the ISO standard ISO 3166-1 .
Deer Island Waste Water Treatment Plant: Boston USA: 1968 1 438 000 4 542 000 0.6 [10] Full secondary treatment since 1995. Abu Rawash Wastewater treatment plant Giza Egypt: 2021 1,600,000 1.39 Secondary treatment since 2021. Atotonilco de Tula Plant [11] Mexico City Mexico: 2015 2 000 000 3 000 000 Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant [12] Los ...
World map of countries by their raw ecological footprint compared against the global average biocapacity of 2.1 gha per person in 2007. List of countries by carbon dioxide emissions per capita; Sustainable development; List of countries by inequality-adjusted Human Development Index; Peak water, water resources and water withdrawal