ScienceDaily (Aug. 20, 2012) — People in ancient Rome 2,000 years ago had better access to clean water and sanitation that keeps disease-causing human excrement out of contact with people than many residents of the 21[SUP]st[/SUP] century, a scientist said at a conference in Philadelphia on August 20.
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Women in developing countries could play a major role in remedying the situation, if given the chance, she added. Jeanette A. Brown, Ph.D., spoke on the global crisis in availability of clean water and basic sanitation like toilets and sewage disposal at the 244[SUP]th[/SUP] National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS). It was part of a symposium, "International Sustainable Development: Institutional Frameworks."
"It's a sad fact that much of the world's population in 2012 has less access to clean water and the most basic sanitation than people living in ancient Rome," said Brown. "About 2.6 billion people -- almost 1 in 3 people in the world
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Women in developing countries could play a major role in remedying the situation, if given the chance, she added. Jeanette A. Brown, Ph.D., spoke on the global crisis in availability of clean water and basic sanitation like toilets and sewage disposal at the 244[SUP]th[/SUP] National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS). It was part of a symposium, "International Sustainable Development: Institutional Frameworks."
"It's a sad fact that much of the world's population in 2012 has less access to clean water and the most basic sanitation than people living in ancient Rome," said Brown. "About 2.6 billion people -- almost 1 in 3 people in the world