________ % Human body weight is water - ANSWER - 65-70%
________% of fresh weight of non-woody plants is water - ANSWER - 80-95%
Typical industralized country resident use is between - ANSWER - 200-400 liters/day (50-100
gallons)
US EPA estimates how many gallons and liters per day in us - ANSWER - 225 liters/day or 60
gallons/person/day
, Developing countries almost _________ people lack access to adequate supplies of safe water
- ANSWER - 1.5 billion
Typical adult diet requires about - ANSWER - 1kg of food and 2.5 kg of water
How many liters a day of water is needed to maintain bodily functions? - ANSWER - 1-3
liters/day
To maintain good hygiene humans need - ANSWER - 50 liters/day (13 gallons)
How many liters/gallons a day do urban sewers rquire to ensure flushing of wastes to treatment
plant? - ANSWER - 100 liters/26 gallons/day
Total water withdrawals in US is - ANSWER - Total: 355,000,000,000 gpd
Thermoelectric: 45%
Irrigation: 33%
Public Water Supply: 12%
Industrial: 4%
Water withdrawl trends in US - ANSWER - Ground water and surface water withrawls in the US
have been relatively stable since the 1980's. Withdrawals for thermoelectric and irrigation have
declined slightly
Top water using states - ANSWER - California, Texas, Idaho, Florida, Illinois, NC
Water withdrawal trend topics in US - ANSWER - Thermoelectric power, Mining, aquaculture,
saline groundwater,
Water Stress - ANSWER - Where the amount of renewable freshwater per person is under 1700
cubic meters anually
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