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Rural Water Supply in Puerto Rico
Author(s) -
Guzman Ramon M.
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1966.tb01661.x
Subject(s) - water supply , puerto rican , geography , rural population , rural area , longevity , population , socioeconomics , environmental protection , water resource management , environmental science , environmental engineering , ethnology , political science , demography , gerontology , economics , history , sociology , medicine , law
This article discusses Puerto Rico's rural water supply system, which provides safe water to over two‐thirds of the country's rural inhabitants. The program has resulted in the elimination of waterborne diseases and in the increase of longevity among the Puerto Rican population.