- Airline Water Supplies
 - Report from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency about the quality of water served on domestic and international passenger aircraft. - CDC: Waterborne Illnesses
- Provides information on illnesses associated with contaminated drinking water and with recreational sites such as swimming pools, water parks, hot tubs, lakes, rivers, or the ocean.
- Emergency Disinfection of Drinking Water
- Fact sheet that explains the use of boiling and chemical treatments to disinfect water. From the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
- Flooding and Communicable Diseases Fact Sheet
- Explains the increased risk for diseases such as typhoid fever, cholera, malaria, and dengue as well as misconceptions about corpses and short- and long-term relief measures.
- National Center for Infectious Diseases: Water-Related Diseases
- Features sections on contaminated drinking water, avoiding diseases from lakes, pools, and other water recreation areas, and issues while travelling.
- Recognizing Waterborne Disease and the Health Effects of Water Pollution
- Physician reference guide from the American Water Works Association that covers the basics of water safety, the evaluation and management of waterborne diseases, and more. Registration required.
- Water Quality and Health Council
- Independent, multidisciplinary group sponsored by the Chlorine Chemistry Council. Offers news, factsheets, and articles relating to drinking water, pool and spa safety, food safety, wastewater management, and safe use of chlorine.
- WHO: Drinking Water Quality
- Collection of documents relating the effects of contaminated drinking water on developing and developed countries worldwide. Includes WHO's guidelines for drinking water quality, and downloadable training materials.
- WHO: Water-related Disease
- Includes information on water-related diseases, estimates of the global burden of water-related disease, healthy water requirements, and statistics on water, sanitation, and hygiene.
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