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                                   Surface water
                                      Swamps
                                        11%
                                                  Lakes
                                                    87%
                                         Rivers
                                          2%
                         Distribution of water on Earth
                                           Groundwater
                                  Other
                                   0.9%
                                                 Surface
                              Fresh water
                                                   water
                                                    0.3%
                                            30.1%
                                        and glaciers
                                      Ice sheets
                                         67%
                                                    human consumption
                                                  Water available for
                                            Fresh water
                            All water  Polymer-based Nanocomposites for Energy and Environmental Applications
                                             3%
                                   (oceans)
                                 Saline
                                    97%
                                                      Glaciers  2%  earth.
                         Usable water in the world        Rivers, lakes, and  ground water 1%  on  water  of
                                                     Oceans  97%  Distribution  21.1
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