因灾害所造成的电力中断,会造成饮用水和补给供应的中断,从而增加了由饮水途径传播疾病的机会。
Power cuts related to disasters may disrupt water treatment and supply plants, thereby increasing the risk for waterborne diseases.
1990至2008年间,世界上使用改良饮用水源的人口比例从77%上升到87%。 这一比率表明,可以按计划实现全球千年发展目标的饮水具体目标。
The percentage of the world’s population using improved drinking-water sources increased from 77% to 87% between 1990 and 2008, a rate on track with meeting the global MDG drinking-water target.
美国在《安全饮用水法》之下,对公共饮水井中的饮用水进行检测。
Treated drinking water from public wells is regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
That creates all sorts of social consequences that we'll talk about sustainability, with shipping water long distances, all the plastic involved, people's distrust of public water systems that's unfounded, and things like that are very interesting and have big public health consequences.
这就产生了很多社会问题,比如我们将要谈到的饮水污染问题,饮用水在长途运输的过程中,会受到各种塑料污染,还有人们对公用自来水系统,毫无理由地不信任,类似这些现象都很有趣,而且会导致重大的公共健康后果
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