Human Health Hazards Associated with Chemical Contamination of Aquatic Environment

By Stara, Jerry F.

Book Id: WPLBN0000229930
Format Type: PDF eBook:
File Size: 0.8 MB
Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	Human Health Hazards Associated with Chemical Contamination of Aquatic Environment
Author:	Stara, Jerry F.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, United Nations., United Nations. Office for Disarmament Affairs
Collections:	Government Library Collection, Disarmament Documents
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Publisher:	United Nations- Office for Disarmament Affairs (Unoda)


Citation APA MLA Chicago F. Star, B. J. (n.d.). Human Health Hazards Associated with Chemical Contamination of Aquatic Environment. Retrieved from https://self.gutenberg.org/

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Government Reference Publication

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Introduction: The importance of assessing health hazards associated with chemical contamination of the aquatic environment continually increases. There is an urgent need to maintain water quality. The earth is a closed system with finite resources (I) . The total amount of water on earth is estimated to be about 1500 million cubic kilometers, but 97.134% represents ocean waters while the remaining water is captured as icecaps (2.225%), as glaciers (0.015%), and groundwater (0.6%). Freshwater lakes contain 0.009%, while rivers contain only 0.0001% of the earths total usable fresh water (2,3).T hese sources, along with a small amount of underground water, represent all of the water that is available for human use today.