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Kategorie Textpublikation
Referenztyp Zeitschriften
DOI 10.24057/2071-9388-2017-11-3-44-53
Titel (primär) Water and hygiene in the Kharaa River Basin Mongolia: current knowledge and research needs
Autor Karthe, D.; Westphal, K.
Quelle Geography, Environment, Sustainability
Erscheinungsjahr 2017
Department ASAM
Band/Volume 11
Heft 3
Seite von 44
Seite bis 53
Sprache englisch
Keywords Water; hygiene; Kharaa River Basin; Mongolia
Abstract The Kharaa River Basin has some of the highest densities of population, agricultural and industrial activities in Mongolia. This puts the naturally limited water resources under pressure in both a quantitative and qualitative perspective. Besides mining, key sources of surface water contamination include large numbers of livestock
in riverine floodplains and the discharge of untreated or poorly treated waste waters, both into rivers and by soil infiltration. Since both shallow groundwater and river water are used by people and for livestock, there are at least theoretical risks related to the transmission of water-borne pathogens. Only a very limited number of studies on water and hygiene have so far been conducted in Mongolia, all indicating (potential) risks to water users. However, a lack of current and reliable water microbiology data leads to the need of systematic screening of water hygiene in order to derive conclusions for public health and drinking water management at the local and regional scale.
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Karthe, D., Westphal, K. (2017):
Water and hygiene in the Kharaa River Basin Mongolia: current knowledge and research needs
Geography, Environment, Sustainability 11 (3), 44 - 53 10.24057/2071-9388-2017-11-3-44-53