Natural Resources

Volume 5, Issue 2 (February 2014)

ISSN Print: 2158-706X   ISSN Online: 2158-7086

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Water and Energy Footprint Assessment of Bottled Water Industries in India

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ABSTRACT

Assessment of water and energy footprint for eight bottled water industries was carried out. The investigation showed that one litre of bottled water has a water footprint of 17.41 litres and energy footprint of 7.08 MJ. Water consumption by the industry comprises 61% during material production, 17% in processes, 16% in energy and only 6% in the actual product. Hence, maximum consumption of water is in material production, while the processes required a smaller fraction of the total water and energy consumed. Therefore, water footprint can be reduced through optimization of water consumption in material production.

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S. Tandon, N. Kolekar and R. Kumar, "Water and Energy Footprint Assessment of Bottled Water Industries in India," Natural Resources, Vol. 5 No. 2, 2014, pp. 68-72. doi: 10.4236/nr.2014.52007.

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