Workers cleaning sludge from a settlement reservoir at a water treatment plant in South Africa.
In 2007, the World Health Organization reported that billion people lacked access to safe drinking water supply and 88% of the 4 billion annual cases of diarrhoeal disease are attributed to unsafe water and inadequate sanitation. million people die from diarrhoeal diseases each year. The WHO estimates that 94% of these diarrhoeal cases are preventable through modifications to the environment, including access to safe water. Water purification is the process of removing undesirable chemical and biological contaminants from raw water.
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Location: Natal, South Africa.
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