Health Safety of Drinking Water Supplied in Africa: A Closer Look Using Applicable Water-Quality Standards as a Measure

Takawira Gara1, Fengting Li1, Innocent Nhapi2, Clifton Makate1, Webster Gumindoga3
1UN Environment-Tongji Institute of Environment for Sustainable Development, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Tongji University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
2Department of Environmental Engineering, Chinhoyi University of Technology, Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe
3Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences, University of Zimbabwe, Mt. Pleasant, Zimbabwe

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