The Impact of Consumption of Water Resources
Calculate Your Water Footprint
Calculate Your Water Footprint
There are two calculators you can use to figure out your water footprint. A quick individual water footprint calculator which only asks for your country of residence, gender, meat consumption, and income. This calculator gives you a general idea of your water footprint based upon the average consumption patterns within the country you live. An extended individual water footprint calculator also exists which is more personalized and asks for specifics regarding your food consumption and water usage (indoors and outdoors). Either calculator will give you a water footprint that is measured by cubic meters per year.
The Water Footprint of Everyday Products
Every product you consume has a water footprint. In a typical day, you can use thousands of gallons of water without turning on the faucet. A cup of coffee requires approximately 37 gallons of water to produce. Want eggs with your coffee? One egg uses about 53 gallons of water. Most of the water is used to feed the chicken. A slice of toast will add another 10 gallons of water usage. You will never look at breakfast the same again!
Ways to Reduce your Water Footprint
You could drink tea instead of coffee. One cup of tea only uses about 8 gallons of water to produce. By switching to tea from coffee you save about 29 gallons of water.
Reduce or stop eating meat. One pound of beef costs a whopping 4095 gallons of water to produce. Not a lover of the vegetarian diet? You could switch to chicken which uses approximately 1030 gallons of water per pound of chicken.
Need a drink? Drink beer instead of wine. That saves you approximately 11 gallons of water.
Your Choices
Everything you do has an impact upon the environment. This simple fact should not paralyze you or cause you to ignore the issue. The most important thing you can do is become aware of your impact and be mindful in the choices you make. One person cannot bear the burden of saving the world. Each of us can take small steps to limit our impact upon the world.
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