UN: Dirty Water Kills More People Than Wars
By editor on Mar 23, 2010 | In Environment, Cleanup
From Aol News
Michelle Ruiz
Contributor
(March 22) -- Polluted water is killing more people each year than all forms of violence, including war, according to a United Nations report released today, World Water Day.
The report, titled "Sick Water," said that 3.7 percent of all deaths are linked to diseases that stem from 2 billion tons of contaminated water discharged daily across the world, including fertilizer runoff, sewage and industrial waste. Read complete article on Aol News
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