13 reasons to be worried about water and what to do about it

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http://www.nationofchange.org/13-reasons-be-worried-about-water-and-what-do-about-it-1369406518



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Here are 13 elementary reasons we should be asking more questions about the quality of our drinking water and where it comes from:

1. Our bodies are 75 percent water.

Clearly we are what we drink, not just what we eat.

2. You can’t survive more than three days without water.

You can scrounge by for three weeks without adequate food, but lack of water will kill you in a jiffy.

3. We’re facing a quickly worsening global water and sanitation crisis.

Our escalating global water crisis and water-related diseases claim 3.4 million lives per annum (about the population of Los Angeles).