Hakyram
Action plan
Things that need to be done.
Bram (computer expert, secretary)
Harm (coordinator)
Kyra (group leader)
Introduction about yourself
Bram
Harm
Kyra
Uploading on the website
Bram
Action plan
Harm
Group introduction
Kyra
Reading research
Bram
Harm
Kyra
Interviews
Bram
Harm
Kyra
Things that need to be done.
Bram (computer expert, secretary)
Harm (coordinator)
Kyra (group leader)
Introduction about yourself
Bram
Harm
Kyra
Uploading on the website
Bram
Action plan
Harm
Group introduction
Kyra
Reading research
Bram
Harm
Kyra
Interviews
Bram
Harm
Kyra
What do we expect? (water footprint)
We expect that we use at least 2 litres water a day for drinking. Showering 90 litre depends on the long u shower. Washing hands around 3 litre per day. For flushing the toilet around 20 litre. To wash our clothes I think we need around 5 litres for every time you wash the clothes. We use 3 litres form the sink. For preparing food we use 0,5 litre.
We think it is quite interesting to do this project, because we get a lot more to know about water footprints. Also because we don’t know very much about it yet. We think it’s a lot of work, but also fun to do.
Reading research
We found out on a Dutch site that we use around 679 litre a week. We used the things from what do we expect searched them and calculated it a day and multiplied it by 7 times this is the site we used (it is Dutch)
https://waterbedrijfgroningen.nl/klantenservice/stel-uw-vraag/hoeveel-water-gebruiken-per-dag/
What is a water footprint?
People use lots of water for drinking, cooking and washing but even more is used for growing our food and for making our clothing, cars or computers.
The water footprint measures the amount of water used to produce each of the goods and services we use. It can be measured for a single process, such as growing rice, for a product, such as a pair of jeans, for the fuel we put in our car, or for an entire multi-national company. The water footprint can also tell us how much water is being consumed.
Why is a water footprint important?
Freshwater is vital to life, and as the world’s population grows, so does our use of it. Globally, the increase is due in part to more people drinking and bathing, but as developing countries like China and India grow more prosperous, more people are consuming more water-intensive food, electricity and consumer goods. This puts pressure on water resources, which is a concern in the certain parts of the US and the rest of the world where food is grown.
History
The water footprint concept was introduced in 2002 by Arjen Y. Hoekstra. Water footprint is one of a family of footprint indicators, which also includes carbon footprint and land footprint. The water footprint concept is further related to the idea of virtual water trade.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_use#History
Three different footprints
blue water footprint
The blue water footprint is the volume of freshwater that evaporated from the global blue water resources to produce the goods and services consumed by the individual or community.
green water footprint
The green water footprint is the volume of water evaporated from the global green water resources during production or those incorporated in products.
grey water footprint
The grey water footprint is the volume of polluted water that associates with the production of all goods and services for the individual or community. The latter can be estimated as the volume of water that is required to dilute pollutants to such an extent that the quality of the water remains at or above agreed water quality standards.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_use
We expect that we use at least 2 litres water a day for drinking. Showering 90 litre depends on the long u shower. Washing hands around 3 litre per day. For flushing the toilet around 20 litre. To wash our clothes I think we need around 5 litres for every time you wash the clothes. We use 3 litres form the sink. For preparing food we use 0,5 litre.
We think it is quite interesting to do this project, because we get a lot more to know about water footprints. Also because we don’t know very much about it yet. We think it’s a lot of work, but also fun to do.
Reading research
We found out on a Dutch site that we use around 679 litre a week. We used the things from what do we expect searched them and calculated it a day and multiplied it by 7 times this is the site we used (it is Dutch)
https://waterbedrijfgroningen.nl/klantenservice/stel-uw-vraag/hoeveel-water-gebruiken-per-dag/
What is a water footprint?
People use lots of water for drinking, cooking and washing but even more is used for growing our food and for making our clothing, cars or computers.
The water footprint measures the amount of water used to produce each of the goods and services we use. It can be measured for a single process, such as growing rice, for a product, such as a pair of jeans, for the fuel we put in our car, or for an entire multi-national company. The water footprint can also tell us how much water is being consumed.
Why is a water footprint important?
Freshwater is vital to life, and as the world’s population grows, so does our use of it. Globally, the increase is due in part to more people drinking and bathing, but as developing countries like China and India grow more prosperous, more people are consuming more water-intensive food, electricity and consumer goods. This puts pressure on water resources, which is a concern in the certain parts of the US and the rest of the world where food is grown.
History
The water footprint concept was introduced in 2002 by Arjen Y. Hoekstra. Water footprint is one of a family of footprint indicators, which also includes carbon footprint and land footprint. The water footprint concept is further related to the idea of virtual water trade.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_use#History
Three different footprints
blue water footprint
The blue water footprint is the volume of freshwater that evaporated from the global blue water resources to produce the goods and services consumed by the individual or community.
green water footprint
The green water footprint is the volume of water evaporated from the global green water resources during production or those incorporated in products.
grey water footprint
The grey water footprint is the volume of polluted water that associates with the production of all goods and services for the individual or community. The latter can be estimated as the volume of water that is required to dilute pollutants to such an extent that the quality of the water remains at or above agreed water quality standards.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_use