Looking at the earth from space affords a breathtaking view: 75 % of our planet is covered with water - in liquid, gaseous or frozen form. This vital element distinguishes the earth from all other planets in our solar system.
This seeming abundance is, however, misleading. Approx. 97 % of the water supplies on earth are salt water. A considerable part of the freshwater resources is stored in the ice caps of the poles and the glaciers.
1,386 m. km³ worldwide water reserves
from which are:
| 97,6 % |
Saltwater |
| 1,5 % |
Frozen in glaciers, ice and snow |
| 0,8 % |
Groundwater |
| 0,1 % |
Surface water |
| 100 % |
1,386 m. km³ water |
And merely 0.649 % of all water supplies can be used as drinking water!
Therefore we research, develop and work every day on innovative solutions for the treatment of 98.5 % of water available worldwide. This corresponds to 1.32 billion km³. Of salt water, groundwater and surface water our water conditioning systems prepare drinking and mineral water, process, pure and ultrapure water.