{"id":5411,"date":"2021-09-23T07:38:40","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T07:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rainoflife.com\/why-is-there-so-little-drinking-water\/"},"modified":"2021-09-23T07:38:43","modified_gmt":"2021-09-23T07:38:43","slug":"why-is-there-so-little-drinking-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rainoflife.com\/en\/why-is-there-so-little-drinking-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is there so little drinking water?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5411\" class=\"elementor elementor-5411 elementor-5261\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e347286 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e347286\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68ac774\" data-id=\"68ac774\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-598a41a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"598a41a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>As we know, our planet is made up of three quarters of water. But nevertheless, in the so-called Blue Planet the <strong>lack of water<\/strong> it is an increasingly pressing problem.<\/p>\n<p>It is estimated that of the total of the 1.4 million cubic kilometers of water that cover the surface, only 2.5% is fresh. Of that percentage, only 0.007% is actually available for direct human consumption.<\/p>\n<p>We all understand that sea water (97.5% of the planet&#8217;s water) is salty, and therefore not drinkable. But, what happens to the rest? How can it be that almost all the fresh water on the planet is not in a condition to be ingested by people? That is to say,<strong>why is there so little drinking water?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Next, we give you a few data that will clarify it for you.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a37b912 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a37b912\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f878fc\" data-id=\"1f878fc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54ebc9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54ebc9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/rainoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/grafico-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5267\" alt=\"little-drinking-water\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rainoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/grafico-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/rainoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/grafico-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/rainoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/grafico-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/rainoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/grafico.png 1081w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7136fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7136fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>But then, if 0.3% of the<strong> sweet water<\/strong> is in rivers, lakes and aquifers, why<strong> only 0.007% is actually drinkable<\/strong> ?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3449207 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3449207\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Surface_water_pollution\"><\/span>Surface water pollution<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b15428a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b15428a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Most of the planet&#8217;s waters have physical-chemical and bacteriological pollutants that prevent their direct intake. Surface and underground water sources that were reliable yesterday are now heavily polluted. The main causes of water pollution are related to human activity, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Abundance of<strong> fertilizers<\/strong> used in agriculture, which permeate up to the water table, contaminating large aquifers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Over-exploitation<\/strong> livestock, which causes pollution through slurry, and other organic waste.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mining<\/strong><strong> irregular<\/strong> , which uncontrollably uses heavy metals (mercury, lead, etc.) and chemical substances (cyanide, etc.), for the purification of minerals such as gold or silver, and that in many cases end up being discharged uncontrollably.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Industrial spills<\/strong> various, such as oils, hydrocarbons or other liquids used, which should be recycled by authorized managers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lack of debugging<\/strong> of urban wastewater, that is, wastewater that ends up in rivers and aquifers without being properly recycled.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Solid urban waste<\/strong> that are abandoned in nature, like plastics that end up in rivers and seas, where they decompose in the form of microplastics and end up being ingested by fish, which is why they end up being ingested by humans.<\/li>\n<li>Etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dc7850 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9dc7850\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Water_pollutants\"><\/span>Water pollutants<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-658ab8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"658ab8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In this way, the main pollutants that we can find in water can be classified into several groups:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Microorganisms<\/strong> , such as bacteria, viruses or protozoa, and that cause diseases such as cholera, typhus, hepatitis, etc.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Inorganic<\/strong> , such as sulfates, sulfites, nitrates, phosphates, etc.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Organic<\/strong> , such as hydrocarbons, phenols, cyanide, etc.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Metals<\/strong> : such as chromium, nickel, iron, aluminum, lead, cadmium, mercury, etc.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Emerging<\/strong> such as drugs, steroids, etc. that many times end up in the water due to the lack of urban wastewater treatment.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a09ae9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7a09ae9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/rainoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/agua-no-potable-1024x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5280\" alt=\"Non-potable water\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rainoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/agua-no-potable-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rainoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/agua-no-potable-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rainoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/agua-no-potable-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rainoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/agua-no-potable-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rainoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/agua-no-potable-2048x1024.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8aa17e4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8aa17e4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e47c03\" data-id=\"1e47c03\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4f006a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4f006a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The great variety of possible pollutants in surface and groundwater is what makes its purification so complicated and expensive, which will be the subject of future blog entries.<\/p>\n<p>The great advantage of<a href=\"https:\/\/rainoflife.com\/en\/atmospheric-generators\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Rain of Life atmospheric water generators<\/strong><\/a> is that they condense the<strong> humidity<\/strong> of the air, that<strong> it does not have<\/strong> none of the contaminants listed above. Therefore, after a purification process (in which, for example, mineral salts that are beneficial for the body are added) it becomes a water of superior quality to most of the bottled waters on the market.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our planet is made up of three quarters of water. But, nevertheless, in the so-called Blue Planet the scarcity of water is an increasingly pressing problem. 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