Tracing Emerging Contaminants in the Awash River Basin, Ethiopia

Emerging Organic Contaminants are a growing concern worldwide due to their potential impact on the environment and human health. New research in Ethiopia’s Awash Basin used environmental isotopes to show how pollution from industry and agriculture travels between surface and groundwater systems. The presence of EOCs in tap water also suggests that pollution is affecting groundwater sources used for piped water supplies.

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‘Our partnership with REACH recognises science has a critical role in designing and delivering effective policy and improving practice on the ground.’

KELLY ANN NAYLOR, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE (WASH) SECTION, PROGRAMME DIVISION, UNICEF

‘Our partnership with REACH recognises science has a critical role in designing and delivering effective policy and improving practice on the ground.’

KELLY ANN NAYLOR, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE (WASH) SECTION, PROGRAMME DIVISION, UNICEF

‘Our partnership with REACH recognises science has a critical role in designing and delivering effective policy and improving practice on the ground.’

KELLY ANN NAYLOR, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE (WASH) SECTION, PROGRAMME DIVISION, UNICEF

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