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Rich Water Resources

As many as 25% of the world ' s population obtains drinking water supplies from vulnerable karst aquifers .

There are 2836 underground streams in southwest China, with a total length of 13,919km,and total minimum discharge of 1450M3/s

51% of fresh water used in Florida state, USA are from karst groundwater

 


Image 1.Distritution of springs in Florida state, USA

 

 

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