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The focus of this chapter is on access to clean drinking water. Access to water, waterborne diseases, and water interventions are discussed. The story takes place in Kenya, where the author describes her experience walking to gather water.

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Zolnikov, T.R. (2018). Drinking Water. In: Autoethnographies on the Environment and Human Health. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69026-1_5

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