Medical and Ecological Significance of the Water Factor

Abstract

A worsening ecological situation in many regions of the world calls for consideration of medical aspects of human living conditions. Special attention should be paid to ecological causes of alterations and changes in physiology, adaptation, morbidity, and reproduction that give concern to medical services and authorities. It is vital to increase knowledge in this area. Clarifying cause-and-effect relationships between life support mechanisms and human health, on one hand, and the environment, on the other, should perfect the theoretical basis. Qualitative characteristics of water have a major significance for environmental safety.