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Water Footprint Assessment in Supply Chains
Companies become increasingly aware that they contribute directly and indirectly to water scarcity and pollution and that this constitutes a risk...
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EU’s bioethanol potential from wheat straw and maize stover and the environmental footprint of residue-based bioethanol
To reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the European Union (EU) has targets for utilizing energy from renewable sources. By 2030, a minimum of 3.5%...
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Blue water footprint linked to national consumption and international trade is unsustainable
Increasing pressure on the world’s freshwater resources raises serious concerns about global food security and the sustainability of water use in...
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Water scarcity and fish imperilment driven by beef production
Human consumption of freshwater is now approaching or surpassing the rate at which water sources are being naturally replenished in many regions,...
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Anthropogenic Nitrogen Loads to Freshwater: A High-Resolution Global Study
At a spatial resolution level of 5 by 5 arc minute, we estimate anthropogenicAnthropogenic nitrogen (N) loads to freshwaterFreshwater, globally. The...
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The water footprint of water conservation using shade balls in California
The interest in quick technologic fixes to complex water problems increases during extreme hydroclimatic events. However, past evidence shows that...
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Water Footprint Assessment: Evolvement of a New Research Field
This paper reviews the evolvement of water footprint assessment (WFA) as a new research field over the past fifteen years. The research is rooted in...
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Water Footprint Assessment in Supply Chains
Companies become increasingly aware that they contribute directly and indirectly to water scarcity and pollution and that this constitutes a risk...
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The Water Footprint: The Relation Between Human Consumption and Water Use
It is increasingly recognised that freshwater scarcity and pollution are to be understood in a global context. Local water depletion and pollution...
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A Global Assessment of the Water Footprint of Farm Animal Products
The increase in the consumption of animal products is likely to put further pressure on the world’s freshwater resources. This paper provides a...
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Corporate Water Footprint Accounting and Impact Assessment: The Case of the Water Footprint of a Sugar-Containing Carbonated Beverage
All water use in the world is ultimately linked to final consumption by consumers. It is therefore interesting to know the specific water...
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Delineating the Model-Stakeholder Gap: Framing Perceptions to Analyse the Information Requirement in River Management
Computer models can support policy development in environmental management, but often suffer from a lack of practical application. This is part due...
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Adapting to climate change: a comparison of two strategies for dike heightening
In the Netherlands the current dike design policy is to design flood defence structures corresponding to an agreed flooding probability with an extra...
