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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment > environmental sustainability > ecological footprint > water footprint > virtual water
Preferred Term:

virtual water

Definition:
The volume of freshwater used in producing a food and/or nonfood product; virtual water is figuratively represented or embodied in the product itself.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
water footprint
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • embedded water
  • embodied water
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/146286
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RDF/XMLCreated 2011-05-27, last modified 2013-10-22