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Vocabulary Term Details

Water use

Definition (

Water use can mean the amount of water used by a household or a country, or the amount used for a given task or for the production of a given quantity of some product or crop. The term "water footprint" is often used to refer to the amount of water used by an individual, community, business, or nation. (Wikipedia)

Preferred Units: N/A

Scope Note:

Broader TermsNarrower TermsRelated Terms
Resource management
Water abstraction
Water reuse
Drinking water treatment
Water management
Water resources
Water use efficiency

This term is used for the following terms: 
Water consumption (resources)

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