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Numerous studies have pointed out the growing need to assess the availability of water sources in numerous regions around the world as future forecasts suggest that water demands will increase significantly with population growth while freshwater resources are being depleted. This paper will discuss the water consumption occurring in the life cycle of a vehicle. The paper will highlight the difference between water use versus consumption. Although water use is typically metered at the factory level, water consumption (i.e., water lost through evaporation and/or incorporation into a material, part, and/or product) is much harder to quantify. As will be shown, the difference can be an order of magnitude or more.
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Tejada, F., Zullo, J., Tejada, T.G., Bras, B. (2012). Water Consumption in a Vehicle Life Cycle. In: Dornfeld, D., Linke, B. (eds) Leveraging Technology for a Sustainable World. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29069-5_13
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