Two Worlds
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Developing Countries: Serious and growing problem • Half of world’s 500 major rivers heavily polluted
• Sewage treatment minimal
• Law enforcement difficult
• Economic growth with little to clean up |
India’s Ganges River
• Holy River (1 million take daily holy dip)
• 350 million (1/3rd of pop) live in watershed
• Little sewage treatment
• Used for bathing, drinking etc.
• Bodies (cremated or not) thrown in river
• Good news is the Indian government is beginning to work on problem |
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