SCIENCE
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
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Question
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Potable water
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Unpotable water
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Natural water
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Pure water
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Detailed explanation-1: -We know that clean drinking water can be obtained from the ground and surface sources. They are healthy and do not cause any health issues. The clean drinking water is called potable water.
Detailed explanation-2: -Clean water and drinking (also referred to as potable) water. Both clean and drinking water is drawn from authority licensed potable sources.
Detailed explanation-3: -Potable water, also known as drinking water, comes from surface and ground sources and is treated to levels that that meet state and federal standards for consumption. Water from natural sources is treated for microorganisms, bacteria, toxic chemicals, viruses and fecal matter.
Detailed explanation-4: -Why is it Called Potable Water? Potable comes from the Latin potare, meaning “to drink.” The Romans came up with the word and built some of the world’s first aqueducts, above-ground channels that brought potable water from the mountains to the cities.