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This can be a complicated question, and I doubt I can do an adequet job answering it, but here goes . . .
Some freshwater is locked in ice.
Other sources are contaminated - either with dangerous microbes or potentially poisonous minerals. Lakes near mines, for example, may have trace to high levels of waste chemicals from the mine - either left behind because it was found in the mine and unwanted, later to seep into the lake, or perhaps due to chemicals used to help process or purify the ores before shipping, so that less of what is shipped is unwanted impurities.
These can be cleaned, but often the cost is higher than the cost of selling the water afterwards. No company will operate if bankruptcy is inevitable.
Also, some water can be difficult to reach. It may be located at levels too deep to drill - or beneath stone to costly to drill through for the amount predicted to be gained from the drilling. Or it may require long canals to redirect it towards the site of need. The cost of the canal may be cost prohibitive - or the canal cannot be dug for environmental reasons (perhaps it would cut across a nature reserve or through a meadow where an endangered bird lives).
What else can I help you with?
What percentage of the earths waters is fresh water available for use by living organism?
Approximately 2.5% of Earth's water is fresh water, of which only about 0.5% is readily accessible for use by living organisms. The majority of fresh water is stored in glaciers, ice caps, and deep underground aquifers.
How much of the freshwater is available for use by humans?
Roughly 0.3% of the world's total water supply is fresh, with most of it locked in glaciers and ice caps or located underground. Of this fresh water, only about 30% is readily accessible for human use in rivers, lakes, and groundwater.
Why is only a small percent of the earths fresh water avaible to us?
The majority of Earth's fresh water is stored in glaciers, ice caps, and deep underground reservoirs, making it inaccessible for human use. Only a small percentage of fresh water is readily available in lakes, rivers, and surface groundwater sources for human consumption.
What percentage is earth fresh water?
Of all the water on Earth, around 2.75% of it is fresh drinking water.
What percentage of the water found on the earth is fresh water?
3%
What percentage of the earths waters is fresh water available for use by living organism?
Approximately 2.5% of Earth's water is fresh water, of which only about 0.5% is readily accessible for use by living organisms. The majority of fresh water is stored in glaciers, ice caps, and deep underground aquifers.
How much of the freshwater is available for use by humans?
Roughly 0.3% of the world's total water supply is fresh, with most of it locked in glaciers and ice caps or located underground. Of this fresh water, only about 30% is readily accessible for human use in rivers, lakes, and groundwater.
Why is only a small percent of the earths fresh water avaible to us?
The majority of Earth's fresh water is stored in glaciers, ice caps, and deep underground reservoirs, making it inaccessible for human use. Only a small percentage of fresh water is readily available in lakes, rivers, and surface groundwater sources for human consumption.
What percentage is earth fresh water?
Of all the water on Earth, around 2.75% of it is fresh drinking water.
What percentage of the water found on the earth is fresh water?
3%
What is an difference between fresh water and a glacier is that the fresh water has what?
The main difference is that fresh water is liquid and found in rivers, lakes, and streams, while a glacier is frozen water in the form of ice in the polar regions or high mountains. Additionally, fresh water is more readily available for human consumption and use, while glaciers store massive amounts of ice that can impact the global climate and sea levels when they melt.
What percentage of the earth water is fresh water available for use by living organism?
three percent of all the earths water is fresh water
What percentage of earths water is fresh water available for use by living organisms?
three percent of all the earths water is fresh water
What percent of the earth's available water is fresh water?
It's 3
What is seven tenths of earths fresh water?
Seven-tenths of Earth's fresh water is primarily found in glaciers and ice caps, particularly in Greenland and Antarctica. This significant portion is not readily accessible for human use, as it is locked in ice. Only a small fraction of fresh water is available in rivers, lakes, and underground aquifers for consumption and irrigation. Therefore, while seven-tenths represents a large quantity, the actual usable fresh water is much less.
What percent of Fresh water makes up less than percent of the worlds water?
Less than 1% of the world's water is fresh water, with only a small fraction of that being readily accessible for human use. The majority of fresh water is trapped in glaciers, ice caps, and underground aquifers.
What percent of water is available for people to use?
Of the 70% of the world covered in water, only 2.5% of that 70% is freshwater. only about 1% of that fresh water is readily available for human consumption (the rest is frozen, buried, or vapor); that's .007% of all water on earth that is readily available for consumption.
