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May 14 2009

Water Facts

Published by catseyeediting at 11:00 am under Education Edit This

  • Every year 3.575 million people die from water-related diseases.
  • There are approximately 884 million people who don’t have access to clean, safe water.
  • An adult body is made up of about 70 percent of water.
  • Drinking too much water too fast can cause water intoxication.
  • A normal, healthy person can drink up to three gallons of water per day.
  • Water makes up 70 to 75 percent of the Earth’s surface.
  • More fresh water is stored in the Earth as groundwater.
  • Earth functions on a closed system, which means that the same water that is used gets reused later.
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