Environment


What percent of the world is water?

More than ¾ of the world is covered with water- but only 1% of this supply can be used for drinking.  The rest is salty or trapped as polar ice.

All information taken from “About Safe Drinking Water,” A SCRIPTOGRAPHIC BOOKLET by CHANNING L BETE CO., INC., South Deerfield, MA 01373 U.S.A. © 1988 All rights reserved.