This paper provides estimates of the effects of in utero exposure to contaminated drinking water on fetal health. We examine the universe of birth records and drinking water testing results for the state of New Jersey from 1997 to 2007. Our data enable us to compare outcomes across siblings who...

The article assesses, from a sustainable development perspective, the current consumption model for drinking water in Krakow. Based on the available literature, it evaluates the quality of tap water in Krakow and compares it with the standards for bottled water. Next it assesses the economic...

Point-of-use (POU) drinking water treatment plays a crucial role in overcoming the health burden associated with waterborne diarrheal disease in low and middle-income regions. This study focuses on the long run impacts of three POU water treatments –boiling on a cook stove, ceramic filtration,...

Drinking water source area is a weak link in water resources management, but pollution accidents occur from time to time. Most of the prediction models currently developed are not suitable for drinking water source area, so a new model has been established. This model coupled the GIS Platform...

Drinking water quality is integral to the Sustainable Development Goals framework. At the present, China's drinking water conservation faces a number of challenges that are partially brought on by strict conservation measures that don't fully take into account human-land conflict and inclusive...

There are restricted studies of non-single-value health exposure models regarding fluoride intake in Iran. As such, we adopted a probability-based approach for higher accuracy along with sensitivity analysis to reduce the ambiguity of the health risk model of Fars and Bushehr Provinces. Fluoride...

While the Xiangjiang (XJ) River acts as an inland drinking water source, it may experience microplastics emissions originating from Changsha (CS) City. The aim of this study was to characterize the occurrence and distribution of microplastics in the XJ River during both the flooding and dry...

Packaged drinking water bottle becomes need of the era and it is most wanted in all social events such as seminars, conferences, board meetings, marriage functions, etc. Because of these multiple needs, demand for the drinking water bottles increased and thus invites more players into the...