The phrase "unclean water" refers to water that is contaminated or not safe for drinking or using. It may have harmful substances, bacteria, or pollutants that can make people sick if consumed.
Sentences with «unclean water»
on behalf of a man who was not denied his freedom of speech but merely his freedom from reproach for freely speaking hatred, Syrian families were being murdered, Honduran children were falling ill from unclean water, and American citizens were being denied equality. (rachelheldevans.com)
This is not hyperbole — babies in the third world are dying of dysentery from formula mixed with unclean water, and poor people who can not afford formula are not mixing enough powder (to make a can of formula stretch a little longer), starving babies slowly and causing growth problems. (phdinparenting.com)
Most of those illnesses result from contact with bacteria, viruses or parasites, often through unclean water. (scientificamerican.com)