[1]DENG Xiao-jun,XIE Shi-you,CUI Tian-shun,et al.Research of the Water Footprint of Cotton Consumption and Its Effect on Ecological Environment in Southern of Xinjiang[J].Research of Soil and Water Conservation,2009,16(02):176-180,185.
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Research of Soil and Water Conservation[ISSN 1005-3409/CN 61-1272/P] Volume:
16
Number of periods:
2009 02
Page number:
176-180,185
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Public date:
2009-04-20
- Title:
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Research of the Water Footprint of Cotton Consumption and Its Effect on Ecological Environment in Southern of Xinjiang
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DENG Xiao-jun1,2, XIE Shi-you3,4, CUI Tian-shun1,2, LI Yi1,2, Li Hui1
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1. College of Environmental Science and Resources, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, Guangxi, 541004, China;
2. The Guangxi Key Lab of Environmental Engineering, Protection and Assessment, Guilin, Guangxi, 541004, China;
3. School of Geography Science, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China;
4. Key Lab of Eco-environment of the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Keywords:
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virtual water; water footprint; the water footprint of cotton consumption; ecological environment; Southern of Xinjiang
- CLC:
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S152.7;X171.1
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- Abstract:
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Based on the theory and methods of virtual water and water footprint,combined with the water consumption and its character of cotton production,the paper,taking the Southern of Xinjiang as an example,calculates and analyzes the water footprint of cotton consumption in 2005.The results indicated that the water footprint of cotton consumption is 3.539 5×109 m3.And the volume of the virtual water trade is 3.185 54×109 m3,the blue water export is 3.185 54×109 m3.They are the 9 times and 6.5 times of the local water footprint of cotton consumption.Lots of surface water and groundwater flow into other countries and regions,which has brought enormous pressure to Southern of Xinjiang,where water resource is extraordinary shortage.This is a serious impediment to the local sustainable development.In the end,the paper also analyzes some environmental and ecological problems,and provides multiple countermeasures for the sustainable utilization of water resources and the environmental protection.