Water, fresh

The fresh water is about 2.5% of all water on Earth. Out of that, most is locked in the icecaps and glaciers, and thus unusable. The importance of the fresh water cannot be overstated: if the water is gone, we are gone.

Impact of one gallon (US)
of "Water, fresh":

Overall impact (CEII): 12.95
Depletion (DI): 1439.39	Pollution (PI): 0	Entropy (EI)): 0

Amount	13200000000000000.00
Unit	gallon (US)
Relative importance	100

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PI - Pollution Index. Indication of the amount and severity of the pollution generated during the life cycle of an item. The higher number, the more pollution.

DI - Depletion Index. Indication of the amount of resources used during production and disposal of an item. The higher number, the more resources are used (and the less sustainable the product is).

EI - Entropy Index. - Indication of the amount of energy wasted during the life cycle of an item. The higher number, the more energy is wasted.

CEII - Composite Environmental Impact Index. Indication of the item's impact on the environment, taking into account the resources used and the pollution generated during production, use, and disposal of the item. The higher number, the higher impact.

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