{"id":184,"date":"2013-10-22T15:22:22","date_gmt":"2013-10-22T20:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yourigen.com\/wp\/?post_type=avada_faq&#038;p=184"},"modified":"2026-04-04T12:43:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T17:43:52","slug":"interesting-water-facts","status":"publish","type":"avada_faq","link":"https:\/\/atipure.com\/store\/?avada_faq=interesting-water-facts","title":{"rendered":"Interesting Water Facts"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Interesting Water Facts<\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In just 16 hours, U.S. water utilities produce as much potable water as the oil industry produces oil in a year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>When we use water, we generally add contaminants to it, such as soap, food products, and chmeicals, which must be removed before the water is used again.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Close to 3\/4 of the Earth&#8217;s surface is covered with water, but less than 1% is suitable and available for drinking using conventional water treatment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Ice cubes float because ice is less dense than water. \u00a0Water freezes in a lattice-like formation, which creates buoyancy and allows ice to float.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Hardness in drinking water is caused by calcium and magnesium &#8211; two non-toxic, naturally occuring minerals in water. \u00a0Excessive hardness makes it difficult for soap to lather, leaves spots on dishware and reduces water flow.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Water is the original health drink. \u00a0It contains no fat, no calories and no cholesterol.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Becausee 60% of an adult&#8217;s body is water, it is essential to replenish the water you lose through breathing, perspiration and excretion. \u00a0For most people, this equates to approximately 8 cups (2 liters) a day. \u00a0We can consume water not only by drinking water, but also through food and other beverages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Through the processes of evaporation, condensation, precipitation and infiltration &#8211; the hydrologic cycle &#8211; the total amount of water on Earth remains constant. \u00a0The availability of fresh drinking water, however, continues to diminish, as demand continues to increase.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>SOURCE: American Water Works Association (AWWA), 2010<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":87,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"faq_category":[29],"class_list":["post-184","avada_faq","type-avada_faq","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","faq_category-water"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/atipure.com\/store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/avada_faq\/184","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/atipure.com\/store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/avada_faq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/atipure.com\/store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/avada_faq"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atipure.com\/store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atipure.com\/store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=184"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/atipure.com\/store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/avada_faq\/184\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3931,"href":"https:\/\/atipure.com\/store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/avada_faq\/184\/revisions\/3931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/atipure.com\/store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"faq_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atipure.com\/store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ffaq_category&post=184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}