Biofuel Production Threatens Water Supplies (FoxNews)
Apr.11, 2009 in
Science, Water Crisis, Water Industry
(April 10, 2009, FoxNews)
The production of bioethanol may use up to three times as much water as previously thought, a new study finds, becoming the latest work that could burst the biofuel bubble.
A gallon of ethanol may require up to more than 2,100 gallons of water from farm to fuel pump, depending on the regional irrigation practice in growing corn, according to the study detailed in the April 15 issue of journal Environmental Science & Technology.
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