Titre :
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Rapid assessment of drinking-water quality in rural areas of Serbia: overcoming the knowledge gaps and identifying the prevailing challenges (2017)
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Auteurs :
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Dragana D. Jovanović, Auteur ;
Katarina Ž Paunović, Auteur ;
Oliver Schmoll, Auteur
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Type de document :
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Article : texte imprimé
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Dans :
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Public health panorama (Vol 3 n° 2, Juin 2017)
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Article en page(s) :
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pp. 175-185
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Langues:
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Français
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Catégories :
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EAU
EAU POTABLE
QUALITE DE L'EAU
SERBIE
MILIEU RURAL
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Résumé :
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Introduction: Access to an adequate water supply is a fundamental human right. However, many challenges are associated with the provision of water through smallscale water supplies (SSWS) in rural areas throughout the pan-European region, including Serbia. Serbia ratified the joint United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe Protocol on Water and Health in 2013 and has fulfilled its main provision by setting national targets and target dates. Methods: A national survey of SSWS, including drinking-water quality and prevailing sanitary conditions, was undertaken in Serbia in 2016 based on a rapid assessment methodology developed by the World Health Organization. The aim was to overcome knowledge gaps and identify prevailing challenges related to the rural water supply in Serbia. In total, 1318 small-scale water supply systems were inspected and 1350 drinking-water samples were taken. Results: One third of all water samples were found to be microbiologically contaminated, correlating with identified sanitary risks. Of all investigated supplies, 29.6% of piped system sources and 40.6% of individual supplies required high or urgent action for improvement. Conclusions: This study highlights the need to improve SSWS in rural areas and identifies the prevailing challenges that need to be addressed by improvement intervention programmes and by further developments in water and health policy
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Catalogueur :
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RESOdoc
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