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Water is the source of life, the key to production, and the basis of ecology. Under the influence of both natural and human factors, the water issue, especially the aggravated pollution, the increasing damage to drinking water sources, and the shortage and pollution of drinking water resource, is turning more complicated and has become an important global concern.
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Indicators for Monitoring the Millennium Development Goals, available at http://www.un.org/chinese/millenniumgoals/unsystem/indicator30.htm
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Global actions towards achieving the MDGs, available at http://www.un.org/chinese/millenniumgoals/unsystem/indicator30.htm
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Wang, H., Song, T. (2014). Water Indicator: Proportion of Population Using an Improved Drinking-Water Source. In: Li, X. (eds) Human Green Development Report 2014. Current Chinese Economic Report Series. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43591-5_18
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