Fresh water | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 02/12/2018

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Fresh water


00:01:02 1 Definitions
00:01:11 1.1 Numerical definition
00:01:37 1.2 Systems
00:02:19 2 Sources
00:03:50 3 Water distribution
00:05:12 4 Aquatic organisms
00:06:58 5 Problems
00:07:07 5.1 Limited resource
00:08:50 5.2 Minimum streamflow
00:09:39 5.3 Water pollution
00:10:14 6 Human uses
00:10:23 6.1 Agriculture
00:11:26 6.2 Examples



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Fresh water (or freshwater) is  any naturally occurring water except seawater and brackish water. Fresh water includes water in ice sheets, ice caps, glaciers, icebergs, bogs, ponds, lakes, rivers, streams, and even underground water called groundwater. Fresh water is generally characterized by having low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. Though the term specifically excludes seawater and brackish water, it does include mineral-rich waters such as chalybeate springs. 
Fresh water is not the same as potable water (or drinking water). Much of the earth's fresh water (on the surface and groundwater) is unsuitable for drinking without some treatment. Fresh water can easily become polluted by human activities or due to naturally occurring processes, such as erosion.
Water is critical to the survival of all living organisms. Some organisms can thrive on salt water, but the great majority of higher plants and most mammals need fresh water to live.