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Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Moscow, Russia  \nEditorial Board  \nAngela Carpenter, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK  \nTamim Younos  , Green Water-Infrastructure Academy, Blacksburg, USA Andrea Scozzari, Institute of Information Science and Technologies (CNR-ISTI), National Research Council of Italy, Pisa, Italy  \nStefano Vignudelli, CNR—Istituto di Biofisica, Pisa, Italy  \nAlexei Kouraev, LEGOS, Université de Toulouse, Toulouse Cedex 9, France  \nThe book series Springer Water comprises a broad portfolio of multi- and interdisciplinary scientific books, aiming at researchers, students, and everyone interested in water-related science. The series includes peer-reviewed monographs, edited volumes, textbooks, and conference proceedings. Its volumes combine all kinds of water-related research areas, such as: the movement, distribution and quality offreshwater; water resources; the quality and pollution of water and its influence on health; the water industry including drinking water, wastewater, and desalination services and technologies; water history; as well as water management and the governmental, political, developmental, and ethical aspects of water.  \nMatthew Chidozie Ogwu · Sylvester Chibueze Izah Editors  \nWater Quality and Safety in the Global South  \nChallenges, Solutions and Future Directions  \nEditors  \nMatthew Chidozie Ogwu  Appalachian State University Boone, NC, USA  \nSylvester Chibueze Izah  Department of Community Medicine Bayelsa Medical University Yenagoa, Nigeria  \nISSN 2364-6934 ISSN 2364-8198 (electronic)  \nSpringer Water  \nISBN 978-3-032-10601-8 ISBN 978-3-032-10602-5 (eBook)  \n[https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-10602-5](https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-10602-5)  \n© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2026, corrected publication 2026  \nThis work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed.  \nThe use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use.  \nThe publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. 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