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Water: The Essential Ingredient for Life
On Earth, 96.5% of the planet's water is found in oceans and 71% of the Earth's surface is vital for all known forms of life. We, ourselves are composed of 65% water. Previous civilizations have vanished from lack of water (due to droughts). Scientists in their search for life on other planets, check for the availability of water because water means life. No water, no life! This eBook highlights the different categories of water, not only the importance, but the necessity of water for the survival of our species and Eco-system. Learn how and why water is essential for our biological use such as metabolism, lubricants (Synovial, Pericardial, Mucus to name a few), and how it is used to transport substances through our body.
27 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 13, 2013
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March 7, 2020
Interesting and informative, but scattered at times
This book dives a little into the history and science of water. It's a short read (27 pages) worthy of your time if you're interested in the subject.
PROS:
- For someone who's into history, I really enjoyed reading about past civilizations and how Lake Erie became a "Dead Lake".
- Of course, it talks about the science behind the processes that involve water, such as: photosynthesis, respiration and eutrophication (to name a few).
- It talks a bit about water purification systems like Reverse Osmosis. I didn't know this process wasted so much water, though.
CONS:
- No page numbers, just the awkward location (Kindle Edition).
- The topics near the end felt scattered. It was a bit distracting for me.
In reality, my rating would be 4.5 but I rounded up. I really enjoyed this book and I totally recommend it to anybody interested in learning about water. However, at 27 pages, don't expect it to be in-debth. This is a good start for your self education on water.
Being such an essential element for life, I feel schools don't teach children enough about the importance of water. And since it's such a short book, I think this could be a great read for kids too (maybe age 10 and up).
This book dives a little into the history and science of water. It's a short read (27 pages) worthy of your time if you're interested in the subject.
PROS:
- For someone who's into history, I really enjoyed reading about past civilizations and how Lake Erie became a "Dead Lake".
- Of course, it talks about the science behind the processes that involve water, such as: photosynthesis, respiration and eutrophication (to name a few).
- It talks a bit about water purification systems like Reverse Osmosis. I didn't know this process wasted so much water, though.
CONS:
- No page numbers, just the awkward location (Kindle Edition).
- The topics near the end felt scattered. It was a bit distracting for me.
In reality, my rating would be 4.5 but I rounded up. I really enjoyed this book and I totally recommend it to anybody interested in learning about water. However, at 27 pages, don't expect it to be in-debth. This is a good start for your self education on water.
Being such an essential element for life, I feel schools don't teach children enough about the importance of water. And since it's such a short book, I think this could be a great read for kids too (maybe age 10 and up).
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