unpotable

unpotable

(ʌnˈpəʊtəbəl)
adj
formal undrinkable
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The lack of water, both potable and unpotable, continues to negatively impact a plethora of other areas, including hygiene, health, agriculture, education, and industry, not to mention the biome of the region.
Electricity is supplied for roughly four hours a day, unemployment stands at over 50 percent and tap water is unpotable.
An earlier, well executed work and drilling program conducted by the Capricorn District Municipality identified both potable and high mineral unpotable water resources in the district.
This can be especially true when the water was already unpotable, brackish, or in areas that are served by municipal water systems.
"60% of the water in the coastal aquifer is unpotable because of
If you purchase lettuce from a place that uses unpotable water, how do you avoid buying it again?
For example, there is "breakage," drinks are spilled, beverages left over after parties are thrown out, and some alcoholic beverages put into storage may be forgotten or later considered unpotable. Among heavy drinkers, and in connection with heavy drinking occasions, intoxication and related distractions likely lead to a higher degree of slippage than is typically the case.
Grocery store shelves will lay bare, faucets will spout no or unpotable water, plumbing will revert to medieval standards as wastewater systems grind to a halt.
According to a 1994 report by the Security Council of President Boris Yeltsin, three-quarters of Russia's water is unpotable. Other studies place the figure still higher.
He liked to sing a parody of The Impossible Dream, in which he ate the inedible meal and drank the unpotable beverage, and so on." Rush's wit is equally slippery and hard to brand.
Progress and prosperity will not be curtailed by a few environmental eccentrics who object to poisonous air, unpotable water, and the careless dumping of toxic waste.
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