Water’s Life Cycle: Where is it going where does it come from?

Nature constantly recycles the same water

Many people do not understand that the nature does not create new water. It always recycles water from time to time. Nature constantly recycles the same water that existed on the earth billion years ago. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said,

“There is similar amount of water on the Earth as there was when our Earth was created”.

beautiful cityscape

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This recycling process is commonly known as the water life cycle or hydro-logic cycle. It works similarly like a gigantic plumbing system. This system usually transports and renews all water in our earth within the closed system in the atmosphere. People should understand that this hydrological cycle consists of three basic phases which are gas, liquid, and solid. The life cycle of water usually works through several natural processes that are usually called as the precipitation, transpiration, and evaporation. Here are some explanations about those three important processes in the life cycle of water.

Water Cycle

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a. Evaporation

Evaporation is a process where the water is changed from the liquid form to become vapor. Water usually evaporates from the ocean surfaces. It can combine with the water evaporated from any other sources, such as rivers, lakes, streams, and many other sources, to create clouds. Cloud is the result of the evaporation process of water around the world.

b. Precipitation

The second process is called as the precipitation. The cloud that is formed by the evaporation process can go to the further step called as the precipitation. During this precipitation process 78 percent of water from the cloud to the oceans, while the other 22 percent comes back to the land. This is the process where the water comes back to our earth.

After the precipitation gets to the ground or land, the water commonly follows two main pathways, which are infiltration and surface flow. After the water comes to the subsurface soil through infiltration process, it is going to move through the soil pores until the soil gets saturated. Then, some of the water is going to continue to the ocean or any other water sources, while the other parts of water can move through the soil or rock through the vertical movement that is called as the percolation.

The water is going to reach the soil surface. This water will be absorbed by some plant roots on the soil surface. After the water is absorbed by the plant roots, the water commonly goes to the further step called as the transpiration.

c. Transpiration

The third process in the life cycle of water is called as the transpiration. This process is usually understood by the water loss in all plants in our earth. The transpiration rates usually depend on several factors, such as humidity, temperature, or wind speed on the area where the plants grow. The transpiration process can also be affected by the soil moisture content. The water resulted from this process usually goes to combine with the other water from the other sources, such as ocean, lake, stream, any many more. All of those water is going to combine together in order to form clouds.

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Finally the water arrives at our home tap, it is then up to you whether you use a water filters or not.
Using a water purifier can reduce the amount of toxins that remain in your water, it can also improve the taste. I did some research online to find quality and trusted water filter companies from around the world. So this is what i found.

Water Filters Company in Australia

http://www.psifilters.com.au/

Here i found many different companies so i decided to select the oldest which was PSI filters, its hard to know the age of many of most of these water filter companies because they dont advertise it, except for psi water filters who claim to be online since 2000. Pretty impressive…

Water Filter Company from New Zealand

http://www.nzfilterwarehouse.com/

Here i found NZ filter Warehouse, nice simply site, fast to load and navigate congrats to them. These guys supply your usual water purifiers and ultraviolet water treatment systems. I recognise some of these brands and know they are quality and the prices are average.

Water Purifiers from the UK

http://www.pozzani.co.uk/

Wow there is a tone of these sites in the UK. They must have a load problems with there water… to generate such a large market for filters. I decided to include Pozzani, mainly because they are a manufacturer and its rare to see a manufacturer selling directly to the public online. They must be making a nice profit. There filters are plumbed-in which will really make your water filter system solid and withstand water going through the system at a high pressure and of course provide the ability to supply filtered water for the whole house.

Water Filtering Systems in Canada

http://gtawater.com/

GTAwater seem to be dominating the market in Canada. They have loads of reviews and a lot of partners. I guess if they have been in the business for more than 11 years they would likely be doing very well. They are located in the Greater Toronto Area in Canada. They claim to be experts in the installation process of water filter systems especially within offices. Prices seem pretty good and look to be cheaper than the other sites. Nice one GTA Water.

USA Water Filter Company

http://www.purwater.com/

I thought i would choose a major player to represent the USA pure water market. Pur Water are a well established and old company. What i applaud about Pur Water is the holistic and genuine care for its customers health. They believe “water is a life-giving element and needs to be respected”, i like this. They go on to say “Clean water has the power to improve lives by providing people with a healthy body as well as a healthy planet. And at PUR, we strongly believe that everyone deserves access to clean water now and for generations to come”.

Its really nice to see a company not only focused on providing a top quality product but also care about the overall well being of the planet and its people. Respect…