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A Comprehensive Introduction to Water Footprints

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The water footprint:making a link between consumption in one place andimpacts on water systems elsewhereShrinking Aral Sea<strong>Water</strong> use for cot<strong>to</strong>n production can have major impacts on the environment.Particularly intensive irrigation schemes can have disastrous effects, as shown forexample in the case of Uzbekistan and the desiccation of the Aral Sea.17

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