GEMET
General
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Environmental
Thesaurus
water for consumption
Definition

Consumptive water use starts with withdrawal, but in this case without any return, e.g. irrigation, steam escaping into the atmosphere, water contained in final products, i.e. it is no longer available directly for subsequent use.

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Concept URL: http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/9178