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An annex chapter of the book "Public Health Response to Biological and Chemical Weapons: WHO Guidance" is presented. It discusses the precautions against the sabotage of drinking-water, food, and other products. It also highlights some programs to prevent sabotage of drinking-water, food, and other products including prevention, detection, response, and preparedness.

Chapter 5 of the book "Guidelines for Drinking-Water Quality" is presented. It discusses the surveillance of drinking-water supply. It says that surveillance imparts to the protection of public health through the promotion of improvement of the quality and quantity of water supplies. It mentions that audit-based approaches and approaches relying on direct assessment are the two types of approaches to surveillance of drinking-water quality.

Chapter 10 of the book "Guidelines for Drinking-Water Quality" is presented. It focuses on the acceptability aspects of drinking-water to consumers. It mentions that the concern of consumers on the quality and acceptability of a drinking-water supply could be affected by its colour, cloudiness, particulate matter and visible organisms that they may observe. It also says that aluminium and ammonia are some of chemically derived contaminants of drinking-water.

Chapter 3 of the book "Healthy Villages: A Guide for Communities and Community Health Workers" is presented. It explains the significance of water in the promotion of community health. It identifies the various factors that impact the availability of water in communities including climate changes, increasing demand and environmental degradation. It stresses the need for communities to manage their water resources better and supply water for specific uses.

The article provides information on enteric hepatitis viruses. It explains the classification of hepatitis viruses. It discusses direct monitoring and assessment of enteric hepatitis viruses in water and food. It reveals the contributing factors for the failure to control the outbreak of enteric hepatitis viruses in the production of water supplies.

While the water demand increases dramatically, in particular in the South Mediterranean, its poor quality is responsible of infant mortality. To alleviate these problems, a vigilant policy was adopted in Morocco, based on legal measures, supply of drinking water everywhere, mobilisation of non-conventional resources, sewage and avoiding pollution. Desalination and waste water reuse may become important resources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Chapter 4 of the book "Inheriting the World: The Atlas of Children's Health & the Environment" is presented. It explores the importance of water to people. It states that children suffer from water-related illnesses, which jeopardize their growth and development. A percentage of households across the world with access to an improved water supply is offered.

Chapter 6 of the book "Inheriting the World: The Atlas of Children's Health & the Environment" is presented. It explores the effect of inadequate water supply on the health of children. It states that fetching water prevents mothers from looking after their children and generating household income. It asserts that dirty, insufficient water causes diarrhoea and other intestinal diseases in children.