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Most freshwater is used _____. for irrigation to power mining equipment for industry and electrical power to supply the public with drinking water

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Most freshwater is used for industry and electrical power.

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Most of the freshwater is used for the so-called "thermoelectric" systems- that means to cool down the the instruments used in making the electrical power - so the correct answer will be "for industry and electrical power"

After that, the next biggest usage is irrigation.
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