‘The monstrous contents of a magnified drop of River Thames water’, as envisaged by the artist William Heath in 1828. Wellcome Collection August 6, 2024 Britain’s ‘broken’ water system: a history of death, denial and diarrhoea Lukas Engelmann, The University of Edinburgh and Jacob Steere-Williams, College of Charleston The water regulator has issued a record £168m fine to Thames, Yorkshire and Northumbrian Water for a ‘catalogue of failure’ regarding illegal sewage discharges – with more fines expected to follow.
Dan Himbrechts/AAP January 29, 2023 It’s hot, and your local river looks enticing. But is too germy for swimming? Ian A. Wright, Western Sydney University and Nicky Morrison, Western Sydney University Ensuring a swimming site is safe is key to getting people using it. That means giving people timely information about water quality.
Many South Africans still don’t have access to safe toilets. Rodger Bosch/AFP via Getty Images November 18, 2022 Flushing toilets aren’t the solution to South Africa’s sanitation problem Preyan Arumugam-Nanoolal, University of KwaZulu-Natal Flushing toilets use around nine to 12 litres of water per flush. And that is potable water.