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Water is the most precious global commodity with its many uses for drinking, recreation, sanitation, hygiene, agriculture, and industry.

Answers to your water-related questions can be found within our pages, below.

Healthy Water Topics

Drinking Water

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Private Water Systems
Water Fluoridation
Camping, Hiking, Travel

Global Water, Sanitation, & Hygiene (WASH)

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Household Treatment & Storage
Sanitation and Hygiene
Travelers’ Health

Water-related Emergencies & Outbreaks

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Wastewater
Hygiene
Public Health Toolkits

Diseases, Contaminants, & Injuries

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By Primary Symptom
By Type of Disease/Contaminant/Injury

Healthy Swimming / Recreational Water

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Oceans/Lakes/Rivers
Injury and Skin Cancer
Recreational Water Illnesses

Other Uses of Water

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Industrial
Medical

Water-related Data & Statistics

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Health Data
Environmental Tracking
Biomonitoring


 

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