Water in Unexpected Places
The article I read was really interesting. It also corresponds perfectly with our unit on water. A recent study was done on how much water we use, even in places we wouldn’t expect. For example a tablespoon of sugar takes more than a gallon of water to produce, a five pound bag more than 88. In 2002 water use in the United States was around 140 quadrillion gallons, that’s more than 90 percent of what the Mississippi river drops into the gulf of Mexico. Surprisingly residential uses of water like flushing toilets, showering, and washing clothes account for only about 6 percent of the total united states water use. By far most of it is agricultural, it takes 1400 gallons of water to produce a dollar of grain. Other interesting facts: it takes 634 gallons of water to produce the beef in one hamburger. Producing the cotton for one pair of jeans takes 2900 gallons. I found this suprising. I never really thought of the water I takes to produce things, it just shows how much water is needed and used.
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/58015/title/Water%2C_water_everywhere
The article I read was really interesting. It also corresponds perfectly with our unit on water. A recent study was done on how much water we use, even in places we wouldn’t expect. For example a tablespoon of sugar takes more than a gallon of water to produce, a five pound bag more than 88. In 2002 water use in the United States was around 140 quadrillion gallons, that’s more than 90 percent of what the Mississippi river drops into the gulf of Mexico. Surprisingly residential uses of water like flushing toilets, showering, and washing clothes account for only about 6 percent of the total united states water use. By far most of it is agricultural, it takes 1400 gallons of water to produce a dollar of grain. Other interesting facts: it takes 634 gallons of water to produce the beef in one hamburger. Producing the cotton for one pair of jeans takes 2900 gallons. I found this suprising. I never really thought of the water I takes to produce things, it just shows how much water is needed and used.
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/58015/title/Water%2C_water_everywhere
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