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| DOI: | 10.21273/HORTSCI.25.9.1182 |
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| Web URL(s): | https://journals.ashs.org/hortsci/view/journals/hortsci/25/9/article-p1182F.xml?rskey=Zb0MlC
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| Content Type: | Abstract or Summary only |
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| Author(s): | Solley, Wayne |
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| Author Affiliation: | U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA |
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| Title: | Water-use trends and distribution in the U.S. |
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| Source: | HortScience. Vol. 25, No. 9, September 1990, p. 1182. |
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| Publishing Information: | St. Joseph, MI: American Society for Horticultural Science |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Water; Water use
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Water use in the United States increased from 1950 to 1980 and decreased from 1980 to 1985, on the basis of estimates compiled at 5-year intervals by the U.S. Geological Survey. Total withdrawals of freshwater and saline water during 1985 were 1,510 million cubic meters per day, a rate more than double that estimated for 1950 and 10 percent less than that estimated for 1980. For most categories, the rate of increase in water use declined from 1970 to 1975 and from 1975 to 1980. Withdrawals from thermoelectric-power generation and irrigation, the two largest categories of use, were 13 and 6 percent, respectively, less during 1985 than during 1980. The combined total for industrial, commercial, and mining water use during 1985 was 25 percent less than during 1980--the lowest combined estimate in water use during 1985 compared to 1980 can be attributed to the following important factors: 1) Streamflow generally was more plentiful during 1985 than during 1980 because of more rainfall; this reduced the dependence on ground water in many areas and the need to irrigate in some areas. 2) The economic slowdown, improved plant efficiencies, depressed commodity prices, and new technologies that require less water decreased the requirements for industrial and irrigation water. 3) Enhanced awareness by the general public to water resources and conservation programs in many States probably reduced water demands." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | This item is an abstract only! |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Solley, W. 1990. Water-use trends and distribution in the U.S.. HortScience. 25(9):p. 1182. |
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| DOI: 10.21273/HORTSCI.25.9.1182 |
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