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Overview: Evaluating Water Quality to Prevent Future Disasters

Elsevier, Evaluating Water Quality to Prevent Future Disasters, 2019, Pages 1-12
Authors: 
Satinder Ahuja

Water-quality disasters occur frequently worldwide. They do not necessarily occur only in underdeveloped world. Detailed water-quality evaluations can help prevent occurrence of some of these disasters. This chapter discusses our vulnerability to water disasters to help us avoid some of them in the future.

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Disaster risk reduction; Health and wellbeing; Sustainable cities and human settlements; Water and sanitation; Global

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