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Life In Water





As humans, we have always searched for sources of safe water. Today, with human populations growing and climate changing, that search takes on increased urgency. We have new ways of purifying water—such as disinfection and high-tech filtration—but we have new ways of contaminating it, too. And now we know what our ancestors didn't: Earth has only a limited supply of clean, healthy, fresh water.

How do we make sure there is enough healthy fresh water, not just for ourselves, but for all forms of life? We can start by remembering that what we discard will eventually be in someone—or something—else's water. In the world of water, we're all downstream.


Continue through Healthy Water, Healthy Lives: Message in a Bottle. >>






Exhibition Highlights
Introduction
Life In Water
Blue Planet
Water Works
Water, Water, Everywhere
Nor Any Drop to Drink
Healthy Water, Healthy Lives
Message in a Bottle
A World in a Drop
Porous Rocks
Waste Not, Want Not
Regenertain
Epilogue
Photo Gallery
Exhibition Scientists
Educational Resources
Planning Your Visit
Events and Programs
E-Cards
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