Cleaner Water Worldwide But Still Out of Reach for Millions

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Cleaner Water Worldwide But Still Out of Reach for Millions

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Jun 28, 2011

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In the last decade, more than a billion people have seen improved water safety and sanitation. But 800 million are still at risk of water-borne disease. Katherine Harmon reports

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Jun 28, 2011

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Scientific American reporter Dina Fine Maron gives a weekly one-minute report on the latest health and medical news. To view all of our archived podcasts please go to www.scientificamerican.com/podcast

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