It concluded it would lead to an increase in flooding, and would endanger water quality and public health.

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But he has faced increasing opposition from environmentalists who claim "fracking" will threaten public health and drinking water.

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In the poorest countries, greater investments in public health, clean water, and the like could do a lot to improve living standards.

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The remarkable fall in mortality rates in Europe and North America a century ago owed little to drugs and almost everything to improved nutrition and better public health arrangements: reliable water supplies, safe drains, regular rubbish collection.

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The participants stressed the central role of water in ensuring sustainable development, public health, poverty alleviation and combating the effects of climate change.

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And if they are not providing the kind of benefits in terms of the public health, and clean air and clean water, and worker safety that have been promised, then we should get rid of some of those regulations.

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Dundee City Council said there are no "public health issues" and that the shower area had been closed and the water system thoroughly treated.

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"It is important to note that based on water, soil and sediment testing already conducted, there is no indication of any risk to the public health or public safety, " the FBI said.

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