Water footprint : assessment and case studies / Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu, editor.
This book highlights the concept of water footprint in different industrial sectors such as leather tanning, steel, agriculture, textile and wine. One of the very basic necessities of life which is soon going to be scarce is water, hence the environmental footprint assessments on any scale essential...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Singapore :
Springer,
[2021]
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| Series: | Environmental footprints and eco-design of products and processes.
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| Online Access: | Springer eBooks |
| Summary: | This book highlights the concept of water footprint in different industrial sectors such as leather tanning, steel, agriculture, textile and wine. One of the very basic necessities of life which is soon going to be scarce is water, hence the environmental footprint assessments on any scale essentially includes water footprint which is being measured in various supply chains and across different product categories. According to ISO 14046, the water footprint assessment refers to the total freshwater volume consumed and polluted directly or indirectly across a product's end-to-end supply chain. This book presents, for industry purposes, the focus on identification and quantification of water trade, the scarcity, and pollution involved in the production of goods and services. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (193 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9813343761 9789813343764 981334377X 9789813343771 |