Sanitation

toc =Facts on Sanitation of Freshwater=

40% of the people in Africa, cannot access clean drinking water. 53% of the people in Asia, cannot either. In most cities, 15-40% of water is lost due to leaking pipes. In some places, around the world 800 people a day, die from a waterborne disease.

=How Can We Deal With These Problems?= Safe drinking water and basic sanitation are very important to human survival. Sanitation problems are mainly due to illegal dumping. Also in places like Africa, wild animals swim, excrete unsanitary items, and bathe in freshwater that is an important resource to the humans living the area. To protect these areas, officials and citizens need to take care by cleaning up and making sure that people don't litter.