Living in Watersheds with More Trees Reduces Disease Risk

Yale e360
Oct 11, 2017, 2:33 pm338 pts
Diarrheal disease from contaminated water is the second leading cause of death among children under the age of five, claiming more than 360,000 lives annually. Now, a new study of children in 35 countries finds that those living in a watershed with more trees had a lower risk of contracting the illness. Read…

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