Health impacts of water and sanitation insecurity in the Global North: a scoping literature review for U.S. colonias on the Mexico border

U.S. border colonias are peri-urban settlements along the U.S.–Mexico border. Residents often face substandard housing, inadequate septic and sewer systems, and unsafe or inadequate household water. As of 2015, an estimated 30% of over 5 million U.S. colonia residents lacked access to clean drinking...

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Main Authors: Madeleine Zheng, Amber Wutich, Alexandra Brewis, Stavros Kavouras
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IWA Publishing 2022-09-01
Series:Journal of Water and Health
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Online Access:http://jwh.iwaponline.com/content/20/9/1329