Water Treatment Information from Pure Water Gazette Numerical Wizard B. Sharper, who fills in the numbers that Harpers misses.

Pure Water Gazette Numerical Wizard Bee B. Sharper Ferrets Out the Watery Facts that Harper’s Overlooks

Percentage of Earth’s surface that is covered by water–71.

Percentage of this water that is in oceans– 97.

Percentage of of Earth’s water that is available for drinking–<1

Gallons of water required to grow a day’s food for a family of four –6,800.

Total number of Chinese children who, according to my grandma, die each day because American children do not clean their plates — 165,000.

Gallons of US treated  water lost each day due to leaking pipes– >6 billion.

Special Feature:

Far Too Infrequently Asked Questions That Are Way Too Complicated to Answer with a Single Number

Percentage of Chloramine that can be removed by a shower filter — 0 to 10 in most cases.