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What amount of water on earth is available for consumption? |
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The volume of salt water in the oceans composes over 97% of the earth's water. Of the remaining 3% which is fresh water, 75% is more or less permanently stored in the ice caps and 25% is stored benath the surface of the land. Only a small amount of this ground water can be withdrawn in signifcant amounts. One third of 1% of fresh water is in lakes and rivers.
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