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Suggested Citation:"Errata." National Research Council. 1995. Mexico City's Water Supply: Improving the Outlook for Sustainability. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/4937.
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ERRATA 238 Errata MEXICO CITY'S WATER SUPPLY Improving the Outlook for Sustainability English, Page 49. The last sentence on this page and part of the next sentence of the following page were cut off. It should be corrected to read: Giardia infections in young children are likewise a problem and are highly prevalent in poor areas of Mexico City (Marrow et al., 1992). Other protozoa parasites of concern that have been documented in Mexico City include Balantidium coli, Naegleria fowleri, and species of Acanthamoeba (Rivera et al., 1978; 1983; 1984; 1986). English, Page 90 and Spanish, Page 96. The corrected reference for Crane, R. 1994 is: Crane, R. 1994. Water markets, market reform, and the urban poor: Results from Jakarta, Indonesia. World Development 22(1):71–83.

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This book addresses the technical, health, regulatory, and social aspects of ground water withdrawals, water use, and water quality in the metropolitan area of Mexico City, and makes recommendations to improve the balance of water supply, water demand, and water conservation. The study came about through a nongovernmental partnership between the U.S. National Academy of Sciences' National Research Council and the Mexican Academies of Science and Engineering. The book will contain a Spanish-language translation of the complete English text.

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