Water is Life

As a chemistry student, I know water is one of the main sources in every chemical reaction. As an environmental lover, I know water is utilized in producing food, keeping plants alive, and it is a home of many different creatures. As a southern California resident, I know water is used for my body, transportation, buildings and so on. Water is life to save my life, my kids, and their friends who are going to be here for many years later on.

Water is everywhere on Earth. The fact that scientists has proved is almost 97% of water is in the ocean, which contains too much salt and human cannot use it; 3% left is fresh water but merely one third of it is actually for our human, plants and some animals to use. Ocean water plays a significant role in the nature. It gives people the air to breathe because ocean water provides half of the oxygen in the whole world. It also provides people with healthy seafood; creates thousand kinds of jobs that people find to be interested in understanding the ocean water. Interestingly, according to the organization The Nature Conservancy claims that sea water is one of the ingredients of many products such as shampoo, cosmetic, and medicine that help to fight cancer, arthritis, Alzheimer’s, heart disease and other diseases.

Even though ocean water takes up the most spaces on Earth and only 3% left is fresh water, this small amount of water still has a majority role in several things. For human, water is applied to prevent dehydration. People can live a week without food, but they can’t exist without water for 3-4 days. Human body requires water intake more than water loss to keep the fluids going well. Otherwise, people will get fatigued or dizziness. In addition, water also helps different organs ...

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...is necessary as well; consider to buy a dual-flush toilet because one flush of toilet waste approximately 1.6 gallons of water; most important is to visit the water conservation company in order to record the amount of water the house has used in a month. Create or join an organization, such as Connect with the Dots, to promote the support toward cleaner water.

My family, friends, classmates and colleagues are able to live healthily until today is because of the presence of unpolluted water. Even scientists cannot detect any substance that has as incredible values as water. The choice to keep living healthy is based on people’s decisions and actions in how to protect the Earth’s water. In southern California, be able to enjoy many beautiful beaches and receive the advantage of using water at home, together, people should use water wisely and appreciate its values.