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ON THE COVER: For a large part of the world, access to clean water is a constant struggle.
One billion people are in need of clean water and 2.6 billion people lack access
to basic sanitation.
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Mass Poisoning in Bangladesh
For the past thirty years, rural villages in Bangladesh have relied on local hand-pumped wells to obtain clean water. Recently, many of these wells were painted red. Oversized Xs scream "caution" and "stop" to thirsty villagers. The reason? This "clean" water harbors dangerously high levels of naturally-occurring arsenic. More>> |
Worshippers in the Ganges
The most endangered species in the Ganges' murky waters may not be its pink dolphins or the vast variety of fishes that used to make their way up the river from the Bay of Bengal - they left a long time ago. Instead, the most endangered species of the Ganges may be the 60,000 religious worshippers who bathe daily along the banks of the sacred river in the holy city of Varanasi, dipping in the water each morning. More>> |
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Vol. 4 No. 1 Specials |
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Mass Poisoning in Bangladesh |
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Worshippers in the Ganges |
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Trachoma in Ethiopia |
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Photographs from Lake Tanganyika
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An Interview with Founder Peter Thum |
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Hand-washing in Rural China |
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Dam Building on the Angry River |
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A Plan for Universal Coverage |
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The Late Monsoon |
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Water Privatization in Nicaragua |
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