ABSTRACT
Causal links between the environmental change and human health are complex, because they are often indirect, displaced in time and space, and depend on a number of modifying forces. However, the link between environmental quality and human health is widely recognized and considered to be very important. This chapter addresses main issues that deal with the management of urban aquatic habitats with respect to providing required goods (water) and water services to the urban population with the overall goal of improving human health and the quality of life. Various types of chemicals occurring in urban waters may pose the risk of impairing human health. Two such groups, selected anthropogenic substances (primary pollution) and algal toxins (secondary pollution), are addressed. To avoid human health problems caused by wastewater, the ‘multi-barrier approach’ is applied by introducing barriers between the sewage and the population.
