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Term

consumptive use (of water)

Term

Water abstracted which is no longer available for use because it has evaporated, transpired, been incorporated into products and crops, or consumed by man or livestock. Water losses due to leakages during the transport of water between the point or points of abstraction and the point or points of use are excluded.

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Source:

EEA Glossary

Context:

Comment

Definition source publication

Joint OECD/Eurostat questionnaire 2002 on the state of the environment, section on inland waters.

Publication year

2002

Definition source URL

http://glossary.eea.europa.eu/EEAGlossary

Organisation

Organisation full name

Joint OECD/Eurostat questionnaire 2002 on the state of the environment, section on inland waters

Subjects

Long definition

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