Guatemala water supply info?

Question

im doing a project on guatemala's water supply and how the organization 'water for people' helps there. i need info on:

what type of pollutants are in the water

death rate per year of water borne illnesses

problems related to drinking water

types of diseases caused by drinking water in guatemala

i've already been to the water for people page and the cia factbook, but all ive been able to find are some of the diseases. if you know about ANYTHING, please respond. thanks :-)

Answer 1

In the highlands of Guatemala, the local water supplies are usually local mountain springs or Lake Atitlan (http://www.atitlan.net ). The water often contains agricultural pollutants and amoebas, leading to dysentery, a leading cause of infant mortality. In recent years, the wide spread distribution of bottled water has helped a lot.

Answer 2

TRY GOOGLEING I AM  NOT SURE I KNOW ITS SAFE

Answer 3

Water is good.

http://www.aaas.org/international/ehn/wa...

Answer 4

Of water anywhere, the water at Guatemala is the safest in the world. This is a Military Base and besides we don't want the prisoners to die before we kill them.

Answer 5

I wrote a book entitled "Understanding Water Rights and Conflicts, Second Edition" and some of my international websites might help your search.

The ones that I would suggest are:

NOAA - www.publicaffairs.noaa.gov

International Association of Hydrological Sciences - http://www.wlu.ca

NASA - http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/drought

National Environmental Directory - www.enviromentaldirectory.net

International Erosion Control Association - http://www.ieca.org

River Systems of the World - http://www.rev.net/-aloe/river/

The World Fact Book - http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/

One World - http://www.oneworld.net

The River - http://www.waterinfo.org

Water Environment Web - http://www.wef.org

For more information or to purchase a copy of my book, visit my website.

Sincerely,

H. Court Young

Geologist, author & publisher

Promoting awareness through the written word

http://www.hcourtyoung.com

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