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Freshwater is naturally occurring water on the earth. The source of almost all freshwater is precipitation (rain and snow). Snow and glaciers are considered as a huge storehouse of freshwater. The release of fresh water from the glaciers provides valuable natural resources in the form of rivers, lakes, springs, and streams. Freshwater can be defined as water with less than 500 parts per million (ppm) of dissolved salts.
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Pandey, P. (2011). Fresh Water Storage. In: Singh, V.P., Singh, P., Haritashya, U.K. (eds) Encyclopedia of Snow, Ice and Glaciers. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2642-2_168
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