A quarter of the world's population is without safe drinking water.
Most of the world's people must walk at least 3 hours to fetch water.
A person can live weeks without food, but only days without water.
Millions of women and children spend several hours a day collecting water from distant, often polluted sources.
For children under 5, water-related diseases are the leading cause of death.
1.8 million children die each year from diarrhea - 4.900 deaths each day.
Close to half of all the people in developing countries are suffering at any given time from a health problem caused by water and sanitation deficits.
Pure water (solely hydrogen and oxygen atoms) has a neutral pH of 7, which is neither acidic nor basic.
Over 90% of the world's supply of fresh water is located in Antarctica.
Less than 1% of the water supply on earth can be used for drinking water.
More than 2 billion people on earth do not have a safe supply of water.
If you live in an old house with lead pipelines, you could get health problems.
Tips On Bottled Water:
Sniff and Taste: If there is a hint of plastic in your water, don't drink it.
Tips On Bottled Water:
Keep bottled water away from heat, which promotes leaching of chemicals.
Tips On Bottled Water:
Use bottled water quickly, as chemicals migrate from plastic during storage. Ask retailers how long water has been on their shelves.