Human+Impact+of+Water+Wastage

Water Wastage  Fresh water is the most precious resource on Earth. It is the essential ingredient for life on Earth. We use it in almost everything we do. We depend on it for drinking, eating, energy and transport. We have become so used to its seeming abundance that, like a loving mum, we have come to take it for granted.
 * Although water covers three quarters of our Earth’s surface, the freshwater that so much of life depends upon only makes up 1% of this water – just a tiny sliver scattered on this earth to support us all. You would think we’d be pretty careful with something so precious yet so scarce!
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Water wastage is when people waste water that could be used in better ways. Humans damage the environment because only 3% of the water is now usable. Interesting facts
 * water is the most common natural resource.
 * water is made out of tiny molecules.
 * each one is so small that you can't see it even with the most powerful microscope.
 * water vaporises at 100 degrees celsius
 * water dissolves more subtsance than any other liquid.
 * where ever it travels, water carries chemicals,minerals and nutrients.
 * in 100 years period,a water molecule spends 98 years in the ocean,20 months as ice,about 2 weeks in lakes and rivers and less than a week in the atmosphere.
 * a litre of water weighs approximately 1 kilogram.
 * the droplets of water vapour that make clouds are 1,000times smaller than a rain drop.
 * Much more fresh water is stored under the ground in aquifers than on the earth’s surface.

What cases water wastage?
 * Water tanks
 * You can't hose your lorn in the middle of the day
 * Leaving the tap on when you brush your teeth
 * People not turning the tap off when brushing teeth
 * long showers
 * flushing the toilet /potty to many time
 * clothes washing
 * garden irrigation
 * washing the car
 * topping the pool
 * general external uses



Things that can stop the wastage of water.

> To save even more water, keep your shower under five minutes long—try timing yourself with a clock next time you hop in! > Try this experiment: ask your parents to help you test for leaks by placing a drop of food coloring in the toilet tank. If the color shows up in the bowl without flushing, you have a leak!
 * use enviromentaly freindly shower heads
 * sweep path way rather than hose
 * use enviromentaly freindly hose heads
 * use buckets of water rather than a hose
 * Just by turning off the tap while you brush your teeth in the morning and before bedtime, you can save up to 8 gallons of water! That adds up to more than 200 gallons a month, enough to fill a huge fish tank that holds 6 small sharks! The same is true when you wash dishes. Turn off the tap! Scrape your dirty dishes into the trash—then put them in the dishwasher.
 * Taking a shower uses much less water than filling up a bathtub. A shower only uses 10 to 25 gallons, while a bath takes up to 70 gallons! If you do take a bath, be sure to plug the drain right away and adjust the temperature as you fill the tub.
 * if your toilet has a leak, you could be wasting about 200 gallons of water every day. That would be like flushing your toilet more than 50 times for no reason!
 * Beat the heat. he best time to water your yard is in the early morning or late evening when it's cool outside. Watering when it's hot and sunny is wasteful because most of the water evaporates before the plants have time to drink it.Also, when you're helping your parents water the yard, make sure not to water the plants //too// much—remember that a little sprinkle goes a long way!
 * Washing your bike or car with a bucket and sponge instead of a hose saves a lot of water. A hose can waste 6 gallons per minute if you leave it running, but using a bucket and sponge only uses a few gallons!

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