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09 January 2002

Fresh water supply and waste water treatment Cost factors for maltings

"The principle of all things is water; all comes from water and to water all returns"
Thales of Miletus (625 - 545 BC)

In 1995, 92% of the world population still had sufficient drinking water whereas 3% suffered from lack of water (< 1000 m3 of fresh water/inhabitant and year) and 5 % of the world population experienced a scarcity of water (< 1700 m3 of fresh water/inhabitant and year) (1). Forecasts for 2050 indicate that, as a result of population growth, only 58 % of the world population will have sufficient fresh water whereas 18 % will suffer from a lack of water and 24 % from a scarcity of water. The Federal Republic of Germany is currently still one of the countries where sufficient drinking water is generally available.g.g. 2), the Federal Republic, at DM 3.41 to DM 7.

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