Poor water and sanitation contribute to almost 90 per cent of these deaths (1.6 million).

在这些死亡中，约90%(160万)是由劣质饮用水和卫生设施造成的。

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In 2007 poor water-quality cost China some $12 billion in lost industrial output alone.

2007年，仅就水质低劣问题，中国的工业产值就缩减了120亿美元。

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Poor water quality and lack of adequate sanitation has increased the risk of communicable diseases such as diarrhoeal illness and measles.

质量低劣的水质和缺乏适当的卫生条件增加了腹泻病和麻疹等传染病的风险。

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A simple water pump is helping to improve the lives of poor families in several Asian and African countries.

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It can survive in poor soil and without much water.

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Officials say efforts are already underway, but for now in areas like Penjaringan the poor continue to pay more for less water.

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Poor water circulation meant that the organic material was covered before it could decompose, and it was eventually transformed into oil and natural gas.

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Neglected Tropical Diseases is an umbrella term for a range of bacterial, parasitic and worm infections which flourish in areas with poor water quality and inadequate sanitation.

BBC: Plan to cut burden of tropical disease

But poor water management is also to blame.

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