Water Tips and Facts

Only 1 percent of Earth's water is usable for drinking: 97% is seawater, and the other 2% is locked away in ice caps and glaciers. There is no "new" water. We are using the same water the dinosaurs used millions of years ago!

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Erin Ling
Virginia Household Water Quality Program
Virginia Tech Spray Water Assessment
Biological Systems Engineering Dept
1230 Washington St. SW - Room 302
Virginia Tech (0554)
Blacksburg, VA 24060

Phone: 540-231-9058
Email: wellwater@vt.edu

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