# Water and sanitation and Zinc

Water and sanitation depends on zinc.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/water-and-sanitation-and-zinc/

[Water and sanitation](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/water_sanitation/) (industry) and [Zinc](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/zinc/) (commodity): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Industry input

*Physical flow · Criticality 3 of 5 · Zinc → Water and sanitation*

1 of the enterprise types in Water and sanitation depend on zinc; for the most dependent, it rates 3 out of 5 on criticality.

- **1** enterprise types depend on it
- **3 of 5** highest criticality

Enterprise types that depend on it:

- Pipe manufacturers (ductile iron, steel, PVC and HDPE): external zinc coating (criticality 3 of 5)

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