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Water in Jackson, Mississippi Urban Infrastructure and Health Risks.
- Source :
- Natural Resources & Environment; Winter2024, Vol. 38 Issue 3, p14-17, 4p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- The article discusses the environmental health challenges of Jackson, Mississippi relating to failures in its drinking and wastewater system. Topics discussed include the loss of pressure in the city's municipal water system in 2022 resulting to the inability to use water for drinking and other uses, historical problems in the city's water system including finance and staffing problems, and lawsuits filed against the city for water treatment failures including environmental racism charges.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 08823812
- Volume :
- 38
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Natural Resources & Environment
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 175682139