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28th February 2011 Water

VIRTUAL WATER WEEK

We’re coming up to World Water Day again on 22nd March. Water use is definitely flowing up the political agenda. So I thought I should focus on virtual water this week. If you add all the water needed to grow crops and feed animals for ingredients and materials, that’s the virtual water needed for a product. The figures are quite startling.
Product Portion US gallons
Tea One cup 9
Beer One glass 20
Wine One glass 32
Coffee One cup 37 (one bath tub)
Milk One glass 53
Potatoes One pound 31
Oranges One pound 55
Grapes One pound 78
Apples One pound 84
Bananas One pound 103
Yogurt One pound 138
Cheese - fresh One pound 371
Eggs One pound 400
Cheese - processed One pound 589
Chicken One pound 469
Hamburger One 634
Pork One pound 756
Sausage One pound 1382
Beef One pound 1857
Cotton T shirt One 766
Cotton sheet One 2800
Blue jeans Pair 2900
I’ve reported on virtual water comparisons before, but this is the most comprehensive I’ve seen so far. It was published in a poster insert with National Geographic magazine in April 2010.
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