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Water is essential and prime natural resource for nourishing the life on earth. In terms of total volume, 97.5% of the world's water is saline with 99.99% of this found in the oceans and remaining making up the salt lakes. This means that only 2.5% of the volume of water in the world is actually non-saline. However, not all of this freshwater is readily available for use by humans. Around 75% of this freshwater is locked up as ice caps and glaciers, with a further 24% located underground as groundwater, which means that less than 1% of the total freshwater is found in lakes, rivers and the…mehr

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Water is essential and prime natural resource for nourishing the life on earth. In terms of total volume, 97.5% of the world's water is saline with 99.99% of this found in the oceans and remaining making up the salt lakes. This means that only 2.5% of the volume of water in the world is actually non-saline. However, not all of this freshwater is readily available for use by humans. Around 75% of this freshwater is locked up as ice caps and glaciers, with a further 24% located underground as groundwater, which means that less than 1% of the total freshwater is found in lakes, rivers and the soil. Only 0.01% of the world's water budget is present in lakes and rivers, with another 0.01% present as soil moisture but unavailable to humans for supply Grey (1997). The use of water in agriculture, municipal, industrial and recreational purpose is most important.
Autorenporträt
Dr Ramakant Ingole holds a PhD in the field of Environmental Engineering at VNIT Nagpur. He has worked as an Assistant Professor (Civil Engg. Department) Institute: P. R. Patil College of Engineering, Amravati.