Water footprinting of dairy farming in Ireland
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- 作者：E. Murphya ; c ; eleanor.murphy@teagasc.ie" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; I.J.M. de Boerc ; C.E. van Middelaarc ; N.M. Holdenb ; L. Shallooa ; T.P. Curranb ; J. Uptona
- 关键词：Grass ; Freshwater consumption ; Milk production ; Dairy sustainability ; LCA
- 刊名：Journal of Cleaner Production
- 出版年：2017
- 出版时间：1 January 2017
- 年：2017
- 卷：140
- 期：part_P2
- 页码：547-555
- 全文大小：337 K
文摘
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This study uses detailed farm data to assess the water footprint of Irish dairy farms.
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The average volumetric water footprint of milk for 24 dairy farms was 690 L/kg FPCM.
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The biggest contributor to the volumetric water footprint was green water for grass.
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Irish dairy farms have a low stress-weighted water footprint.