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| Year : 2017 | Volume
: 21
| Issue : 3 | Page : 149-151 |
Sewage Pollution in Water Supply in Indore
Alifiya Tahir1, Aayush Visaria2
1 Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA
2 Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Alifiya Tahir
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Rutgers University, New Jersey
USA
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/ijoem.IJOEM_150_17
More than 20% of sewage waste is dumped untreated into Indore's water supply, while 80% of it's sewers are under-utilized or blocked. Such conditions may increase exposure to microbial pathogens and compromise water potability. This article reports an environmental risk assessment of Indore's Khan River based on existing literature, including hazard identification, dose-response and exposure assessment, identification of susceptible populations, risk characterization, and potential community-oriented management and communication approaches.
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