Water is very important in our daily lives. We drink it, bathe in it, use it for leisure, or in other words, depend on it throughout our life, yet we waste it. Yes, we do indeed. The same water goes down the drain in vast amounts, is carelessly polluted and is given no thought about everyday. But what is it really? That's what we're here to tell you.

In its pure form, water is without colour, taste or smell. Like air, it is essential for life although it is 810 times denser than air. Water easily can be found in its liquid form (like tap water), solid form (ice) or as a gas (like the steam from a kettle).

A molecule of water is made by two hydrogen atoms attached to one oxygen atom. H2O is the chemical name for water, where the H represents hydrogen and the O for oxygen. The number '2' simply indicates the number of atoms of the particular element represented (in this case hydrogen).

Water on earth has not increased or decreased since the day on which the Earth was made. Many people make the common mistake in believing that the world's water is unlimited while all the time, only a small portion of our water is fresh and drinkable, and an even smaller portion of that very portion of fresh water is can be reached easily as most of the fresh water is frozen at the poles. With water being limited, we have to accept the fact that water is used over and over again. This also means that if we don't use and clean water properly, our supply of water, which we so heavily rely on will soon join the other amount of water which is undrinkable.