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Taking a stand for global safe drinking water and basic sanitation for all, American Standard Brands, headquartered in Piscataway, N.J., will stand up 12 high-efficiency toilets outside the U.S. Capitol on March 23 in an attempt to set a Guinness World Record for the World's Longest Toilet Line.

The event is part of two days of activities in Washington, D.C., to support World Water Day (March 22). Toilet queues will be set up in Europe and Asia as well as North America to draw attention to WASH, an acronym for water, sanitation and hygiene.

"Lack of access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene is a serious global issue," says Jim McHale, American Standard Brands vice president, operations and engineering.

"Nearly 1 billion people around the world still lack access to clean drinking water, and more than 2.5 billion people lack even basic sanitation."

Lack of access to fresh clean water, the world's largest environmental health crisis, kills 4,500 children every day.

— ANDY LAGOMARSINO, NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM