Blue water footprint of the Czech Republic
Water scarcity has been a serious concern as a global issue in various regions around the world. Located in the central Europe, the Czech Republic is also affected by the shortage of water. To improve the understanding of water use at a country level and identify the potential for optimal water mana...
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| author | Jia, X. Klemes, J. J. Varbanov, P. S. Wan Alwi, S. R. |
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| description | Water scarcity has been a serious concern as a global issue in various regions around the world. Located in the central Europe, the Czech Republic is also affected by the shortage of water. To improve the understanding of water use at a country level and identify the potential for optimal water management, this study investigated the internal blue water footprint of the Czech Republic from 2013 to 2017 and the national blue water footprint in 2017. Based on the existing method, treated water and water loss, as the water recharged to natural water supply, are considered as an offset of the water footprint. The results showed a slight increase in the internal blue water footprint in 2013 - 2017. The national blue water footprint showed that fossil fuel and paper are the two major imported commodities contributing to virtual water import, and wheat and beer are the major commodities contributing to virtual water export in 2017. |
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| spelling | utm.eprints-907522021-04-29T23:49:00Z http://eprints.utm.my/90752/ Blue water footprint of the Czech Republic Jia, X. Klemes, J. J. Varbanov, P. S. Wan Alwi, S. R. TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Water scarcity has been a serious concern as a global issue in various regions around the world. Located in the central Europe, the Czech Republic is also affected by the shortage of water. To improve the understanding of water use at a country level and identify the potential for optimal water management, this study investigated the internal blue water footprint of the Czech Republic from 2013 to 2017 and the national blue water footprint in 2017. Based on the existing method, treated water and water loss, as the water recharged to natural water supply, are considered as an offset of the water footprint. The results showed a slight increase in the internal blue water footprint in 2013 - 2017. The national blue water footprint showed that fossil fuel and paper are the two major imported commodities contributing to virtual water import, and wheat and beer are the major commodities contributing to virtual water export in 2017. Italian Association of Chemical Engineering - AIDIC 2019 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/90752/1/JiaXuexiu2019_BlueWaterFootprint.pdf Jia, X. and Klemes, J. J. and Varbanov, P. S. and Wan Alwi, S. R. (2019) Blue water footprint of the Czech Republic. Chemical Engineering Transactions, 76 . pp. 1063-1068. ISSN 2283-9216 http://dx.doi.org/10.3303/CET1976178 DOI: 10.3303/CET1976178 |
| spellingShingle | TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Jia, X. Klemes, J. J. Varbanov, P. S. Wan Alwi, S. R. Blue water footprint of the Czech Republic |
| title | Blue water footprint of the Czech Republic |
| title_full | Blue water footprint of the Czech Republic |
| title_fullStr | Blue water footprint of the Czech Republic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Blue water footprint of the Czech Republic |
| title_short | Blue water footprint of the Czech Republic |
| title_sort | blue water footprint of the czech republic |
| topic | TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery |
| url | http://eprints.utm.my/90752/1/JiaXuexiu2019_BlueWaterFootprint.pdf |
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