In early 2010, the United Nations General Assembly recognized that clean continuous, safe, acceptable, physically accessible, and affordable water for personal and domestic use is a basic human right for everyone on this planet. Architecture Safe and readily available water is one of the largest public health issues across the globe , affecting the lives of millions and millions of people in almost every region on this planet. The issue of clean drinking water is far more common than you think and can even be economically devastating to a specified region. Yet, the problem of clean water is still plaguing the planet. According to the World Health Organization, 844 million peopl e lack even a basic drinking-water service, including 159 million people who are dependent on surface water. While 2 billion people use a drinking source of water contaminated with feces, carrying diseases like diarrhea, cholera, dysentery, typhoid, and polio. To tackle this issue, engineers and innovators in many industries have designed and engineered products that could help alleviate this problem and very literally save many people’s lives. LifeStraw Source: LifeStraw Probably the most well-known product on this list, the LifeStraw is a cheap but effective design for those […]
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