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The Blue Planet - Water is Life

The Earth - the blue planet. 70 percent of the surface is covered by oceans. Without water, no life is possible. We see every day how dramatic the lack of drinking water can be - in many places around the world. Water is one of the basics that determine people's quality of life. Water treatment systems are playing an increasingly important role in this.

Water shapes landscapes, creates habitats and influences the climate.

A look at the earth shows that our planet has almost infinite amounts of it. But not all water is the same.

The fresh water needed by humans only makes up 2.5 percent of the global supply - two thirds of it is bound up in ice and snow. The easy availability and disposal of water in our society makes it difficult to create a new awareness of its unique value. The development of increasingly efficient systems for producing drinking water is not only the logical conclusion, but also an ecological imperative.

The use of water in our living environment is diverse.

It has always been one of the essential foundations of civilization. Where there is a lack of water, conflicts can break out. The resource of water is very unevenly distributed on our planet. However, demand for it is constantly increasing.

Experts expect global water consumption to triple in the next 30 years. 40 percent of the world's population will then live in countries with chronic water shortages.

Our freshwater reserves are continually decreasing.

According to UN estimates, two million tons of waste are added to water reserves every day. Experts have calculated that one liter of wastewater pollutes around eight liters of drinking water. The careless use of water, even in many industrialized countries, is proving to be extremely expensive.

The costs for the supply and disposal of water amount to, in the German food and beverage industry alone,

to around 441 million euros per year. Using the right technology also makes water management more economical.

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