All About Water

• Water that is safe to drink is called POTABLE.

• Water is composed of two elements: HYDROGEN and OXYGEN. 2 HYDROGEN + 1 OXYGEN = H₂O  WATER!

• There is the same amount of water on Earth now as there was when the Earth was formed. The water from your faucet could contain molecules that dinosaurs drank.

• Nearly 97 % of the world's water is salty or otherwise undrinkable. Another 2 % is locked in ice caps and glaciers. That leaves just 1 % for all of humanity's needs - all its agricultural, residential, manufacturing, community, and personal needs.

• Water regulates the Earth's temperature. It also regulates the temperature of the human body, carries nutrients and oxygen to cells, cushions joints, protects organs and tissues, and removes wastes.

• 75 % of the human brain is water and 75 % of a living tree is water!

• A person can live for about a month without food, but only about a week without water.

• Water expands by  9% when it freezes. Frozen water (ice) is lighter than water, which is why ice floats in water.

• One ear of corn is 80 % water.

• It takes 39,090 gallons / 148,000 liters of water to manufacture a new car and its four tires!

• On average, 50 % - 70 % of summer household water is used outdoors for watering lawns and gardens.

• In 1999, Tampa Water Department replaced 932 toilets in low-income housing, saving an estimated 9 million gallons of water a year!

• Running the water while brushing your teeth wastes up to 4 gallons a minute.

• Almost 80 % of the Earth's surface is covered with water.

• The BATHROOM is the room in the house where most water is used. (The toilet is the number one water-using appliance in the home).