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The following HTML text is provided to enhance online readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML. Please use the page image as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy. THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS 500 FIFTH STREET, N.W. Washington, DC 20001 NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. Support for this project was provided by the American Chemistry Council (unnumbered grant); ExxonMobil Corporation (unnumbered grant); Institute of Public Health and Water Research (unnumbered grant); National Center for Environmental Health and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Contract No. 200-2000-00629, TO#7); National Health and Environment Effects Research Laboratory and the National Center for Environmental Research, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Contract 282-99-0045, TO#5); National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Contract 0000166930); and National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health (Contract N01-OD-4-2193, TO#43). The views presented in this book are those of the individual presenters and are not necessarily those of the funding agencies or the Institute of Medicine. International Standard Book Number-13: 978-0-309-13179-7 International Standard Book Number-10: 0-309-13179-0 Additional copies of this report are available from the National Academies Press, 500 Fifth Street, N.W., Lockbox 285, Washington, DC 20055; (800) 624-6242 or (202) 334-3313 (in the Washington metropolitan area); Internet, http://www.nap.edu. For more information about the Institute of Medicine, visit the IOM home page at: www.iom.edu. Copyright 2009 by the National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America The serpent has been a symbol of long life, healing, and knowledge among almost all cultures and religions since the beginning of recorded history. The serpent adopted as a logotype by the Institute of Medicine is a relief carving from ancient Greece, now held by the Staatliche Museen in Berlin. Cover credit: Select photos reprinted with permission from Matt Freeman (latrine), Michael Ritter (girls carrying water), and Caroline Voute (back cover) of The Center for Global Safe Water at Emory University. Suggested citation: IOM (Institute of Medicine). 2009. Global Environmental Health: Research Gaps and Barriers for Providing Sustainable Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Services. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
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