Water Footprint 1.1
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Water Footprint - See how many litres of water are needed to make 1 kg of agricultural products.
The Water Footprint app shows the required volume (litres) of freshwater to produce a range of agricultural products (1 kilogram). For example, approximately 15 thousand litres of water is required to produce a single kilogram of beef. In comparison, 285 litres of water is needed to grow a kilo of potatoes.
Why should I care?
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Agriculture accounts for the largest consumption of global freshwater. Three times more water is used in agriculture than the amount used for all other industries. Furthermore, for irrigation, the amount of water used is several times greater than that for household purposes which includes water for drinking, washing, bathing and gardening.
Freshwater used for agricultural purposes comes from three primary resources: rainwater, surface and groundwater. These resources are unequally distributed. Some regions of our planet hold abundant reserves of freshwater while others experience significant shortages. At the same time, the world population is growing while consumption of agricultural products is increasing. Therefore, it is becoming increasingly important for us to be informed of and to identify the water footprint of agricultural products. This information will help us to regulate water consumption and sustain our scarce freshwater resources.
How is the water footprint calculated?
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The water footprint of a product is the sum total of the water footprints of all steps taken to produce it. For example, the water footprint of an animal product consists of different components: the indirect water footprint of the feed and the direct water footprint related to the drinking water and service water consumed. The water footprints of crops and animal products vary across countries and regions. The water footprints shown in this app are global averages.
Attribution
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Data used in this app is released under the Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial License and is derived from the following publications:
1) Mekonnen, M.M. and Hoekstra, A.Y. (2011) The green, blue and grey water footprint of crops and derived crop products, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 15, 1577-1600.
2) Mekonnen, M.M. and Hoekstra, A.Y. (2012) A global assessment of the water footprint of farm animal products, Ecosystems, 15, 401-415.
Water Footprint is open source
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Find the links to the source code on this web page:
http://evgenii.com/water-footprint/en/help/
Feedback is welcome
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Feel free to contact me at evgenii.com.
About Water Footprint
Water Footprint is a free app for Android published in the Teaching & Training Tools list of apps, part of Education.
The company that develops Water Footprint is Evgenii Neumerzhitckii. The latest version released by its developer is 1.1.
To install Water Footprint on your Android device, just click the green Continue To App button above to start the installation process. The app is listed on our website since 2018-09-21 and was downloaded 2 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded app with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the Water Footprint as malware as malware if the download link to com.evgenii.waterfootprint is broken.
How to install Water Footprint on your Android device:
- Click on the Continue To App button on our website. This will redirect you to Google Play.
- Once the Water Footprint is shown in the Google Play listing of your Android device, you can start its download and installation. Tap on the Install button located below the search bar and to the right of the app icon.
- A pop-up window with the permissions required by Water Footprint will be shown. Click on Accept to continue the process.
- Water Footprint will be downloaded onto your device, displaying a progress. Once the download completes, the installation will start and you'll get a notification after the installation is finished.
