GE CLST M1A Study Guide - Final Guide: Ogallala Aquifer, Bottom Trawling, Longline Fishing
30 Aug 2016
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2. 5% of total water is freshwater w/ 76% of that tied up in ice caps and glaciers. The hydraulic cycle: evaporation, transpiration, condensation, precipitation, infiltration, and runoff. Main source of water come from precipitation. Water use: 70% of agriculture, 20% industry, and 10% residential and municipal. Hidden water: used to create a product; blue, green, and grey water. 75% of u. s. population only drink bottled water. 1 billion people do not have access to clean and safe water. 1. ) producing bottled water is energy intensive. Making plastic bottles requires the equivalent of 17 million barrels of oil in the u. s. Only 20% of plastic bottles are recycled. >1 billion people do not have access to clean water. During drought, we rely on groundwater supplies. Ogallala aquifer: withdrawal rate exceeded repletion rate. Industrial waste is also a very important source of water pollution.
