A System-Based Analysis and Approach for Water-Linked Health and Wellness in Low-Resource Setting

Water is one of the valuable resources for human kind. The present status and future demand for water resources warrant a system-based multidisciplinary investigation of water-linked health and wellness issues. This paper presents a system-based analysis of these issues. In addition, a new approach incorporating three paradigms (prevention, detection, and management) to attain sustainable solutions using technological innovation in synchronization with socioeconomical issues has been proposed. A case study for arsenic in water in eastern India is also presented.

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