In many nations and locations, groundwater serves as the population's primary drinking
water supply. However, pharmaceuticals found in groundwater and surface waters may …

Biofilm formation is initiated by adhesion of individual bacteria to a surface. However,
surface adhesion alone is not sufficient to form the complex community architecture of a …

Pursuing integrated research and decision-making to advance action on the sustainable
development goals (SDGs) fundamentally depends on understanding interactions between …

Improved housing conditions can save lives, prevent disease, increase quality of life, reduce
poverty, help mitigate climate change and contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable …

Objectives Safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene are protective against diarrhoeal
disease; a leading cause of child mortality. The main objective was an updated assessment …

Objective Progress towards equitable and sufficient water has primarily been measured by
population-level data on water availability. However, higher-resolution measures of water …

Massive slums have become major features of cities in many low-income and middle-
income countries. Here, in the first in a Series of two papers, we discuss why slums are …

In this work, the occurrence of contaminants in drinking water sources was described in
relation to their treatment options based on both conventional (eg, coagulation-flocculation …

Abstract The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is ambitious and inclusive, but how
well are these global aspirations likely to result in implementable policy change for water …

Investment in sanitation and drinking water infrastructure is essential for universal access to
these services in develo** countries. Universal coverage of water and sanitation services …