Water Facts and Trivia

Did You Know?

Water is absolutely essential to the human body’s survival. Humans can live for about a month without food, but only about a week without water.

Roughly 70 percent of an adult’s body is made up of water.

While the daily recommended amount of water is eight cups per day, not all of this water must be consumed in the liquid form. Nearly every food or drink item provides some water to the body.

Soft drinks, coffee, and tea, while made up almost entirely of water, also contain caffeine. Caffeine can act as a mild diuretic, preventing water from traveling to necessary locations in the body.

Approximately 85 percent of American residents receive their water from public water facilities. The remaining 15 percent supply their own water from private wells or other sources.

Dissolved Solids Water Facts

Water dissolves more substances than any other liquid. Wherever it travels, water carries chemicals, minerals, and nutrients with it.

Water Supply On earth

The earth is a closed system, similar to a terrarium, meaning that it rarely loses or gains extra matter. The same water that existed on the earth millions of years ago is still present today.

Usable water is found in groundwater aquifers, rivers, and freshwater lakes. Of all the water on the earth, humans can used only about three tenths of a percent of this water. 

Much more fresh water is stored under the ground in aquifers than on the earth’s surface.

By the time a person feels thirsty, his or her body has lost over 1 percent of its total water amount. The weight a person loses directly after intense physical activity is weight from water, not fat.

Reasons to Drink Water

* Water leads to increased energy levels. The most common cause of daytime fatigue is actually mild dehydration.

* Drinking adequate amounts of water can decrease the risk of certain types of cancers, including colon cancer, bladder cancer, and breast cancer.

* For a majority of sufferers, drinking water can significantly reduce joint pain, back pain and headaches.

* Water leads to overall greater health by flushing out wastes and bacteria that can cause disease.

Water Purification Water Facts

Drinking Water Contaminants are the leading cause of epidemic disease in developing countries. In America, it is a known cause of may major health issues caused by residual chemicals that are in our Drinking Water.

There are more than 2100 known drinking water contaminants that may be present in tap water, including several known poisons. Bottled Water does not offer a viable alternative to Safe RV Drinking Water.

Municipal water treatment facilities cannot always control for the outbreak of dangerous bacterial contaminants in tap water.

The only way to ensure pure, contaminant-free drinking water in your RV is through the use of a point-of-use RV Water Purification.

Health And Disease Water Facts

Several types of cancer can be attributed to the presence of toxic materials in drinking water. According to the EPA, lead in drinking water contributes to 480,000 cases of learning disorders in children each year in the United States alone.