Description
Water and its purification
In nature, the water cycle has no beginning and no end.
On its journey, water continues to transform itself into steam, rain, snow, hail, dew, fog and ice.
Only a very small portion of fresh water (i.e. not sea or ocean water) is available to man and other living beings and this is the water that flows in rivers, lakes or underground.
From there it is drawn and distributed to the countryside, homes and factories.
Only water that reaches the home undergoes drinking water treatment for hygienic and food purposes.
The water that is used and dirtied enters the drainage pipes (sewers) that lead it to the purification plant.
Finally, it flows back into the river and the sea to return to its natural cycle.
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Read more about purification in Trentino here.