Water – The Important Resource

48) Human have access to use less than one percent of the water on Earth for drinking and personal hygiene.

49) This less than one percent is also used for agriculture, fisheries, transportation, heating and cooling, manufacturing, and many other purposes.

50) Unless humans use freshwater wisely, rivers, lakes, and groundwater can become depleted or polluted, and unavailable or unsuitable for life.

51) Much of our municipal and industrial water comes out of the ground.

52) Many countries on Earth are experiencing a fresh water shortage.

53) Water is a valuable natural resource.

54) Air pollution causes acid rain 54) Air pollution causes acid rain. Rainwater picks up particles and gases when it falls through the air. If the air is polluted, the rainwater becomes polluted too.

55) The acid rain can kill fish and plant life in lakes, rivers, and ponds.

56) Where do most people get their drinking water? Underground aquifers

57) The Floridian Aquifer stretches from Florida and South Carolina.

58) Why is the Floridian Aquifer important to ME? Most residents of Georgia get their drinking water from the Floridian Aquifer.

59) Why is it unwise to drink from streams and rivers? Microscopic plants and animals live in the water and can cause humans serious illnesses and can lead to death.

60) How do cities clean the water that comes out of your house? Cities use wastewater treatment plants to clean the water.

61) How does dumping toxic material in one state hurt people in another state? material can sink underground and enter the underground aquifers.

62) Why don’t more nations use ocean water for farming and human consumption? Cost of purifying it to become fresh is too expensive.