An analysis of indirect water withdrawal and consumption due to electricity and workers in automotive manufacturing facilities
Water is a key resource for all life. Recent droughts have also exemplified the importance for manufacturers to understand their impact on water resources. While most manufacturers typically know the amount of water they use in their facilities, they have little knowledge about the indirect effects...
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| description | Water is a key resource for all life. Recent droughts have also exemplified the importance for manufacturers to understand their impact on water resources. While most manufacturers typically know the amount of water they use in their facilities, they have little knowledge about the indirect effects they have on water resources. In this paper, the indirect impact from the automakers’ electricity use and work force on water resources is examined. Water withdrawal and consumption from electricity use by hypothetical but representative facilities around the world is quantified and analysed. Water withdrawal by the workers is also quantified and analysed. The results indicate that the water withdrawal and consumption by the workforce and caused by the use of electricity is larger than the direct water use and consumption in the facilities themselves. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d40adef5dcb44530b9d35207bab76b1b2023-09-21T15:17:01ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Sustainable Engineering1939-70381939-70462017-09-01104-524124910.1080/19397038.2017.13372541337254An analysis of indirect water withdrawal and consumption due to electricity and workers in automotive manufacturing facilitiesBert Bras0Andrew Carlile1George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical EngineeringGeorge W. Woodruff School of Mechanical EngineeringWater is a key resource for all life. Recent droughts have also exemplified the importance for manufacturers to understand their impact on water resources. While most manufacturers typically know the amount of water they use in their facilities, they have little knowledge about the indirect effects they have on water resources. In this paper, the indirect impact from the automakers’ electricity use and work force on water resources is examined. Water withdrawal and consumption from electricity use by hypothetical but representative facilities around the world is quantified and analysed. Water withdrawal by the workers is also quantified and analysed. The results indicate that the water withdrawal and consumption by the workforce and caused by the use of electricity is larger than the direct water use and consumption in the facilities themselves.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19397038.2017.1337254water withdrawalconsumptionautomotiveelectricityworkforce |
| spellingShingle | Bert Bras Andrew Carlile An analysis of indirect water withdrawal and consumption due to electricity and workers in automotive manufacturing facilities International Journal of Sustainable Engineering water withdrawal consumption automotive electricity workforce |
| title | An analysis of indirect water withdrawal and consumption due to electricity and workers in automotive manufacturing facilities |
| title_full | An analysis of indirect water withdrawal and consumption due to electricity and workers in automotive manufacturing facilities |
| title_fullStr | An analysis of indirect water withdrawal and consumption due to electricity and workers in automotive manufacturing facilities |
| title_full_unstemmed | An analysis of indirect water withdrawal and consumption due to electricity and workers in automotive manufacturing facilities |
| title_short | An analysis of indirect water withdrawal and consumption due to electricity and workers in automotive manufacturing facilities |
| title_sort | analysis of indirect water withdrawal and consumption due to electricity and workers in automotive manufacturing facilities |
| topic | water withdrawal consumption automotive electricity workforce |
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