Definitions for drinking water
drink·ing water

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1. drinking waternoun

   water suitable for drinking

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1. drinking waternoun

   Water that is intended to be ingested by humans.

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1. Drinking water

   Drinking water, also known as potable water, is water that is safe to drink or to use for food preparation. The amount of drinking water required varies. It depends on physical activity, age, health issues, and environmental conditions. Americans, on average, drink one litre of water a day and 95% drink less than three litres per day. For those who work in a hot climate, up to 16 litres a day may be required. Water is essential for life.Typically in developed countries, tap water meets drinking water quality standards, even though only a small proportion is actually consumed or used in food preparation. Other typical uses include washing, toilets, and irrigation. Greywater may also be used for toilets or irrigation. Its use for irrigation however may be associated with risks. Water may also be unacceptable due to levels of toxins or suspended solids. Globally, by 2015, 89% of people had access to water from a source that is suitable for drinking - called improved water source. In Sub-Saharan Africa, access to potable water ranged from 40% to 80% of the population. Nearly 4.2 billion people worldwide had access to tap water, while another 2.4 billion had access to wells or public taps. The World Health Organization considers access to safe drinking-water a basic human right. About 1 to 2 billion people lack safe drinking water, a problem that causes 30,000 deaths each week. More people die from unsafe water than from war, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon said in 2010.

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1. Drinking water

   Drinking water or potable water is water safe enough to be consumed by humans or used with low risk of immediate or long term harm. In most developed countries, the water supplied to households, commerce and industry meets drinking water standards, even though only a very small proportion is actually consumed or used in food preparation. Typical uses include toilet flushing, washing and landscape irrigation. Over large parts of the world, humans have inadequate access to potable water and use sources contaminated with disease vectors, pathogens or unacceptable levels of toxins or suspended solids. Drinking or using such water in food preparation leads to widespread acute and chronic illnesses and is a major cause of death and misery in many countries. Reduction of waterborne diseases is a major public health goal in developing countries. Water has always been an important and life-sustaining drink to humans and is essential to the survival of all known organisms. Excluding fat, water composes approximately 70% of the human body by mass. It is a crucial component of metabolic processes and serves as a solvent for many bodily solutes. The United States Environmental Protection Agency in risk assessment calculations previously assumed that the average American adult ingests 2.0 litres per day. However, the United States Environmental Protection Agency now suggests that either science-based age-specific ranges or an all ages level be used. Bottled water is sold for public consumption throughout the world.

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1. drinking water

   To create and provide suitable water to drink as a goodwill act to ensure shared prosperity.

   Drinking water in office areas, hotel lobbies, train transport hubs, coach transport hubs and other similar locations is very welcome by the public.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 9, 2020  

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1. drinking water

   The drinking water symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the drinking water symbol and its characteristic.

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How to pronounce drinking water?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say drinking water in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of drinking water in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of drinking water in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of drinking water in a Sentence

1. President Bach:

   The irrigation of the golf course does not affect the drinking water resources of Rio de Janeiro.

2. Elizabeth Hoff:

   This normally we see when the weather is warmer and so on. But it just tells you people no longer have the same access to safe drinking water as before, going into the warmer season, what we are particularly concerned about... is cholera, this is our main fear, but so far we haven't seen it.

3. Virginia Tech:

   If we don't fix this problem, a whole lot of people get hurt when they're being told there's nothing to worry about, and I can't live in a world where that's allowed to happen. ... The reality is, yeah we're third-world when it comes to drinking water in these poorer communities. That's the reality.

4. Valerie Wilson:

   Nobody is drinking water with lead in it, we have done everything that we can. We’re really at a point where we’re at a long-term temporary fix.

5. Gernot Pichler:

   The higher the arsenic content in drinking water, the greater the damage to the heart.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=drinking water
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Drinking_Water
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drinking_Water
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=drinking water