10 FACTS ON... water
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Water is a chemical compound with the
chemical formula H2O. It is the only substance found on Earth that naturally occurs
in three forms: solid, liquid and gas.
In one year, the average American residence uses more than
100,000 gal. of water (indoors and outdoors).
A gallon of water weighs 8.34 lbs.;
a cu. ft. of water weighs 62.4 lbs.;
and 1-in. of water covering one acre
(27,154 gal.) weighs 113 tons.
It vaporizes at 212°F.
Water can dissolve more substances
than any other liquid, including sulfuric acid. Substances that dissolve
in water (i.e., salts, sugars, acids,
alkalis and some gases—especially
oxygen and carbon dioxide) are
known as hydrophilic (water-loving)
substances, while those that are immiscible with water (i.e., fats and oils), are known as
hydrophobic (water-fearing) substances.
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Water is central to acid-base neutrality and
enzyme function. In other words, it has a pH of 7.
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Water from the average faucet in
North America flows at a rate of
2 gal. per minute. Slow it down to
one drip per second and a faucet
can leak 3,000 gal. per year.
There are approximately
one million miles of
water pipeline and aqueducts in the United States
and Canada, enough to
circle the Earth 40 times.
Maximum Yield USA | February 2014
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If only one-half the amount of water required
for healthy growth of a garden or landscape is
applied at a given time, it only penetrates the
top half of the root zone. The area below the
point where the wetting front stops remains
dry—as if no irrigation has been applied a [