Abstract
Water scarcity and especially the availability of fresh
water is a global concern and this has led to increased
need to measure and communicate the impact of water use
in different industrial sectors like forest, food,
chemical, textile and mining industry. There are
several approaches and calculation tools to assess water
management. VTT Technical Research Centre in Finland has
developed sector specific water footprint approach during
2010 - 2014 together with Finnish forest and mining
industry. This approach is based on ISO 14046 Water
Footprint - Principles, Recommendations and Guidelines
that was accepted as ISO Standard in 2014. ISO 14046 is
based on value chain thinking and describes the impacts
of water use on humans and ecosystems due to changes in
water quality and quantity at the regional level. Results
of two industrial case studies will be presented together
with specific industrial needs and challenges.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
| MoE publication type | Not Eligible |
| Event | 5th NorLCA Symposium: Global Sustainability Challenges - Northern Approaches - Reykjavik, Iceland Duration: 2 Oct 2014 → 3 Oct 2014 Conference number: 5 |
Conference
| Conference | 5th NorLCA Symposium |
|---|---|
| Country/Territory | Iceland |
| City | Reykjavik |
| Period | 2/10/14 → 3/10/14 |
Keywords
- water footpring
- mining
- methodology
