Interesting facts about water
- Water is essential to life.
- Less than three percent of Earth's total supply of water is fresh water.
- Polar ice and groundwater make up more than half of that three percent.
- In the developed western world, as well as the developing world, water is becoming more polluted.
- Every year, polluted water kills more than 24 million people in the developing world. Most of those killed are children.
- Industry is only one source of water pollution. Other sources include sewage treatment plants, households, streets and footpaths.
- Individuals pollute water by littering (including cigarette butts), pouring oils down the sink, and using fertilisers and other chemicals on their gardens. These pollutants are then washed or blown into stormwater drains and local waterways.
- Litter is a main contributor to visual pollution of waterways. Most litter reaches waterways through the stormwater system, washing from footpaths and streets into stormwater drains.
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