{"id":20189,"date":"2013-10-17T12:36:34","date_gmt":"2013-10-17T12:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/axolotsolutions.com\/water\/"},"modified":"2023-04-28T11:47:32","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T11:47:32","slug":"water","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/axolotsolutions.com\/en\/water\/","title":{"rendered":"Water"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1676637743713{border-bottom-width: 1px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-bottom-color: #3c3c3b !important;}&#8221; padding_bottom=&#8221;80&#8243; padding_top=&#8221;80&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1>Did you know this about water?<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Water is crucial for life. In the scientific search for life in the solar system, water is what they are looking for. Life simply cannot exist without water.<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;19523&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221; qode_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1678293467086{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]Water is a fascinating compound with unique properties. A molecule formed by two such simple elements as hydrogen and oxygen should presumably be a gas at room temperature. Instead, it is a liquid that boils at 100\u00b0C and, unlike almost all other chemicals, the density of water reaches a maximum not in the solid state, but as a liquid at a temperature slightly above freezing at +4\u00b0C. If it were not for this, lakes would freeze from the bottom instead of from the surface as they do now. Fish would then have problems surviving in northern climates.<\/p>\n<p>Water is also a fantastic solvent that can dissolve, although not all, but a very extensive range of other chemicals. Although it is very useful in many contexts, this is sometimes also a problem. Hazardous substances can easily dissolve and end up where they can cause problems.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; in_content_menu=&#8221;in_content_menu&#8221; content_menu_icon=&#8221;&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column]<div class=\"call_to_action normal\" style=\"background-color: #61207a;padding-top: 70px;padding-bottom: 70px;\"><div class=\"container_inner\"><div class=\"two_columns_75_25 clearfix\"><div class=\"text_wrapper column1\"><div class=\"call_to_action_text \" style=\"\">Please feel free to contact us via our form, email, or phone.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"button_wrapper column2\"><a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/axolotsolutions.com\/en\/contact\" class=\"qbutton white \" target=\"\" style=\"color: #61207a;border-color: #61207a;background-color:#ffffff;\" data-hover-background-color=#61207a data-hover-border-color=#ffffff data-hover-color=#ffffff>contact<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221; padding_bottom=&#8221;80&#8243; padding_top=&#8221;80&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1>Environment<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>The importance of water for humanity is reflected not least by the fact that 2 of the UN&#8217;s 17 Sustainable Development Goals for 2030 are related to water. Indirectly, almost all of them depend on access to clean water.<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;16467&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221; qode_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1676637751367{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]Today, there is a growing awareness of the importance of water in society. This awareness means, for example, that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Local water sources should not be polluted<\/li>\n<li>Water scarcity is a problem, even in sparsely populated areas in northern Europe.<\/li>\n<li>Apparently non-toxic substances pose new environmental threats, such as microplastics, sulfates, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Not only groundwater, lakes and rivers, but also oceans are affected.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>An important tool used to better understand the impact of human consumption on water is various forms of measuring the &#8220;footprint&#8221; it leaves. Although these are valuable for understanding and comparing statistical differences and identifying effective technology, they overlook another important feature: When industries grow larger, the challenge is no longer limited to ensuring low specific water consumption or low concentration of pollutants to the recipient.<\/p>\n<p>Even the size of the industry itself can be a challenge if water resources are limited. This means that even a highly efficient industry locally may still consume too much water or locally discharge too much pollution for the environment to handle.<\/p>\n<p>Read more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">17 goals of the United Nations to transform our world.<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1676567745207{background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221; padding_bottom=&#8221;80&#8243; padding_top=&#8221;80&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1>Social responsibility<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>By being part of an industry, you are also part of society. This inevitable fact is becoming increasingly apparent to a growing number of companies.<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;18960&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221; qode_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1676637759825{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]Today, there is a growing awareness of the importance of water in society. This awareness means, for example, that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Local water sources should not be polluted<\/li>\n<li>Water scarcity is a problem, even in sparsely populated areas in northern Europe.<\/li>\n<li>Apparently non-toxic substances pose new environmental threats, such as microplastics, sulfates, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Not only groundwater, lakes and rivers, but also oceans are affected.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>An important tool used to better understand the impact of human consumption on water is various forms of measuring the &#8220;footprint&#8221; it leaves. Although these are valuable for understanding and comparing statistical differences and identifying effective technology, they overlook another important feature: When industries grow larger, the challenge is no longer limited to ensuring low specific water consumption or low concentration of pollutants to the recipient.<\/p>\n<p>Even the size of the industry itself can be a challenge if water resources are limited. This means that even a highly efficient industry locally may still consume too much water or locally discharge too much pollution for the environment to handle.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1676637743713{border-bottom-width: 1px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-bottom-color: #3c3c3b !important;}&#8221; padding_bottom=&#8221;80&#8243; padding_top=&#8221;80&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text] Did you know this about water? [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][vc_column_text] Water is crucial for life. 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