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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Historically, drinking water was undesired, yet widely believed to possess great mystical powers.
Chapter 3: Romans were the first to organize and politicize water systems.
Chapter 4: Connections between unsafe drinking water and disease weren’t fully recognized until the mid-nineteenth century.
Chapter 5: It’s often difficult to secure a sufficiently reliable water source.
Chapter 6: Treating contaminated water remains a significant challenge.
Chapter 7: Distribution is likely the most vulnerable phase of our water system.
Chapter 8: Convenient, lucrative, and ‘healthy,’ bottled water grew popular in the late twentieth century.
Chapter 9: Serious environmental and health issues are tied to our water consumption habits today.
Chapter 10: The human right to accessing water is still debated today.
Chapter 11: Extensive efforts are being made today to secure drinking water for tomorrow’s essential needs.
Description
Drinking Water (2012) looks at our relationship with potable water. Weaving through history to the present day, the book reveals interesting and sometimes shocking facts about drinking water and our thirst-quenching habits.
Who Should Listen
- Anyone concerned about what goes into their bodies
- People who care about the environment
- Lovers of water