water-borne
Transmitted through drinking
Water-borne describes something carried or transmitted by water.
Diseases are water-borne when spread through contaminated drinking water: cholera and other water-borne illnesses.
Cargo is water-borne when transported by ship or barge.
Sediment becomes water-borne when suspended in flowing streams.
Also spelled waterborne.
Bacterial disease causing fatal dehydration
- typhoidSalmonella-caused systemic infection
- dysenteryBloody intestinal infection
- giardiasisProtozoan intestinal infection
- leptospirosisBacterial illness from contaminated water
rotavirus · norovirus · shigellosis · polio · hookworm · salmonella
Environmental harm from waste
- sewageLiquid refuse in drains
- runoffExcess water drainage
- effluentDischarged liquid waste
- toxinsHarmful biological substances
chemicals · pesticides · industrial waste · heavy metals · algae bloom · oil spill · microplastics · nitrates
Transported goods
- freightGoods being transported
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
- bargeFlat freight vessel
- vesselReceptacle for contents
navigation · canal · river trade · commerce · ferry · flotilla · maritime · downstream
cholera
Bacterial disease causing fatal dehydration
- typhoidSalmonella-caused systemic infection
- dysenteryBloody intestinal infection
- giardiasisProtozoan intestinal infection
leptospirosis · rotavirus · norovirus · shigellosis · polio · hookworm · salmonella
pollution
Environmental harm from waste
toxins · chemicals · pesticides · industrial waste · heavy metals · algae bloom · oil spill · microplastics · nitrates · phosphates
cargo
Transported goods
vessel · navigation · canal · river trade · commerce · ferry · flotilla · maritime · downstream · upstream
water-borneairborne
Traveling through air
soil-borne · food-borne · vector-borne · tick-borne · mosquito-borne
water-borneairborne
Traveling through air
land-based · overland · terrestrial · ground-based · airlifted