TY - GEN
T1 - Impact of water quality on the economy and health of Latin America
T2 - 33rd International Business Information Management Association Conference: Education Excellence and Innovation Management through Vision 2020, IBIMA 2019
AU - Larios-Meoño, J. Fernando
AU - Morales, Yennyfer
AU - Gonzalez-Taranco, Carlos
AU - Mougenot, Benoit
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 International Business Information Management Association (IBIMA).
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Water is one of the most valuable and scarce natural resources on Earth. Its availability and quality affect the economy and the health of populations. There are several highly water-dependent economic sectors. Extreme events such as El Niño, La Niña, or global warming affect water availability, income, employment, and labor productivity. More than 80% of the population of Latin America is concentrated in cities. However, the water supply is insufficient and of poor quality. 70% of wastewater has no treatment, making it difficult to re-use it and to complete the water cycle due to contamination. Water pollution occurs at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels of water sources. Substances that pollute water are organic and inorganic. An underlying concern is the contamination of water by the presence of high levels of inorganic arsenic, lead and cadmium, and their negative consequences on human health such as cancer, diabetes mellitus, and cardiovascular disease. Although some evidence of this problem and the efforts of wastewater treatment by corresponding institutions is observed in Colombia and Peru, there is still a long way to go to solve this problem in Latin America. © 2019 International Business Information Management Association (IBIMA).
AB - Water is one of the most valuable and scarce natural resources on Earth. Its availability and quality affect the economy and the health of populations. There are several highly water-dependent economic sectors. Extreme events such as El Niño, La Niña, or global warming affect water availability, income, employment, and labor productivity. More than 80% of the population of Latin America is concentrated in cities. However, the water supply is insufficient and of poor quality. 70% of wastewater has no treatment, making it difficult to re-use it and to complete the water cycle due to contamination. Water pollution occurs at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels of water sources. Substances that pollute water are organic and inorganic. An underlying concern is the contamination of water by the presence of high levels of inorganic arsenic, lead and cadmium, and their negative consequences on human health such as cancer, diabetes mellitus, and cardiovascular disease. Although some evidence of this problem and the efforts of wastewater treatment by corresponding institutions is observed in Colombia and Peru, there is still a long way to go to solve this problem in Latin America. © 2019 International Business Information Management Association (IBIMA).
KW - Arsenic
KW - Contamination
KW - Wastewater treatment
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M3 - Contribución a la conferencia
AN - SCOPUS:85074060859
SN - 9780999855126
T3 - Proceedings of the 33rd International Business Information Management Association Conference, IBIMA 2019: Education Excellence and Innovation Management through Vision 2020
SP - 8960
EP - 8969
BT - Proceedings of the 33rd International Business Information Management Association Conference, IBIMA 2019
A2 - Soliman, Khalid S.
PB - International Business Information Management Association, IBIMA
Y2 - 10 April 2019 through 11 April 2019
ER -
