Food and water security issues in Russia II: Water security in general population of Russian Arctic Siberia and Far East 2000–2011

摘要

BackgroundPoor state of water supply systems, shortage of water purification facilities and disinfection systems, low quality of drinking water generally in Russia and particularly in the regions of the Russian Arctic, Siberia and Far East have been defined in the literature. However, no standard protocol of water security assessment has been used in the majority of studies.