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"About 83% of our blood is water. It helps digest our food, transport waste, and control body temperature.",
"Globally, approximately 34 000 deaths occur daily from water-, feces- and dirt-related diseases.",
"In the developing countries, 80% of illnesses are water-related.",
"Worldwide water withdrawals from water bodies have risen from 250 cubic metres/person/year in 1900 to over 700 cubic metres today.",
"Once evaporated, a water molecule spends about 10 days in the air.",
"Glacier ice over 100 000 years old is found at the base of many Canadian Arctic ice caps.",
"In Canada, the place with the least amount of precipitation, on average, is Eureka, Nunavut, with 64 mm/year.",
"The wettest place in Canada, on average, is Ocean Falls, B.C., with 4386.8 mm precipitation/year.",
"Freshwater lakes, rivers, and underground aquifers hold only 3.5% of the world's water. By comparison, saltwater oceans and seas contain 95.1% of the world's water supply.",
"Thirty percent of the earth's fresh water exists as ice in the form of glaciers and ice caps.",
"Of the total world's freshwater supply, over two thirds is found underground.",
"About 7.6% of Canada is covered by fresh water in lakes and rivers – 755 165 square kilometres.",
"About 25% of the world's fresh water is in the lakes and rivers of Canada.",
"Annually, Canada's rivers discharge 7% of the world's renewable water supply – 105 000 cubic metres per second.",
"Canada's rivers and lakes contain enough water to flood the entire country to a depth of more than 2 metres.",
"Canadians are the trustees of almost 25% of all of the world's wetlands, currently covering 16% of the land area of Canada.",
"Approximately 60% of Canada's fresh water drains north.",
"Canada holds 20% of the world's fresh water, but has only 7% of the world's fresh renewable water.",
"Canada has built over 600 large dams, and about 60 large domestic interbasin diversions.",
"To date, only about 40% of Canada's hydroelectric potential has been developed.",
"Water power meets about two thirds of the nation's electrical needs.",
"The highest waterfall in Canada is Della Falls, B.C. at 440 metres.",
"The longest Canadian river is the Mackenzie River in the N.W.T. at 4241 kilometres. ",
"The largest lake entirely in Canada is Great Bear Lake in the N.W.T. at 31 328 square kilometres.",
"Acid rain with a pH of 3.6 has 100 times the acidity of normal rain with a pH of 5.6.",
"On average, 18% of Canada's urban population live in municipalities that do not provide sewage treatment.",
"Water consumption usually drops 18-25% after a water meter is installed.",
"Estimates vary, but it is commonly believed that there are up to 100 000 chemicals in commercial use worldwide.",
"One litre of oil can contaminate up to 2 million litres of water.",
"On the Prairies, irrigation is the largest consumer of water.",
"Approximately 10 litres of water is required to manufacture 1 litre of gasoline.",
"Approximately 1000 kilograms of water is required to grow 1 kilogram of potatoes.",
"Approximately 295 000 litres of water is required to produce 910 kilograms of paper.",
"Approximately 86 300 litres of water is required to produce 910 kilograms of steel.",
"On average, 14% of municipal piped water is lost in pipline leaks – up to 30% in some communities.",
"Toilets (while consuming nearly one quarter of our municipal water supply) use over 40% more water than needed.",
"Many homes lose more water from leaky taps than they need for cooking and drinking.",
"Less than 3% of the water produced at a large municipal water treatment plant is used for drinking purposes.",
"Residential indoor water use in Canada: Toilet–30%; Bathing and showering–35%; Laundry–20%; Kitchen and drinking–10%; Cleaning–5%.",
"A 5-minute shower with a standard shower head uses 100 litres of water.",
"A 5-minute shower with a low-flow shower head uses only 35 litres of water.",
"During the summer, about half of all treated water is sprayed onto lawns and gardens.",
"Water uses and consumption: Toilet flush–15-20L; Shower (10 min.)–100L; Tub bath–60L; Automatic dishwashing–40L; Dishwashing by hand–35L; Hand washing–8L (with tap running); Brushing teeth–10L (with tap running); Outdoor watering–35L/min; Washing machine–225L.",
"A single lawn sprinkler spraying 19 litres per minute uses 50% more water in just one hour than a combination of ten toilet flushes, two 5 minute showers, two dishwasher loads, and a full load of clothes.",
"The Great Lakes, straddling the Canada-U.S. boundary, contain 25% of the world's fresh water in lakes.",
"One out of every three Canadians and one out of every seven U.S. residents depend on the Great Lakes for their water.",
"The Great Lakes' coastline accounts for 4% (10 000 kilometres) of the total length of Canada's coasts.",
"Passage of a major storm on Lake Erie can cause short-term lake level changes of as much as 4 metres.",
"Glacial bluffs make up 21% of Lake Ontario and 42% of Lake Erie Canadian shorelines.",
"Erosion of shores along the Great Lakes is primarily caused by waves.",
"Since the beginning of the 19th century, marshes along the Canadian shore of Lake Ontario have been reduced in area by 40%.",
"Each day humans must replace 2.4 litres of water, some through drinking and the rest taken by the body from the foods eaten."
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