Water is used for many reasons in daily life. Residential use accounts for only 9% of all water use. The average person uses 300 liters of water per day in their homes. The main use comes from personal hygiene and home cleaning. Agriculture uses 47% of the fresh water available, or about 200 billion liters a day. Water feeds plants and irrigates lands allowing farmers to produce crops. Industry accounts for 40% of all fresh water use. Industry uses water to transport goods, cool machinery, dispose of waste, as a power source, and refining of natural resources. An example of industries large water use can be seen on the amount of water it takes to make steel for one washing machine which is 15,000 liters.
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