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Final Product--  Define indirect water use The water footprint of an individual refers to the sum of his or her direct and indirect freshwater use. The indirect water use relates to the total volume of freshwater that is used to produce the goods and services consumed.

Show how water is used to grow , process , manufacture  or transport everyday objects. How much water must a dairy cow drink to produce one gallon of milk Four gallons

How much water is used during the growing/production of a chicken? 400 gallons

How much water is used during the growing/production of almonds? 12 gallons

How much water is used during the growing/production of french fries? 6 gallons

How much water is used during the growing/production of a single orange? 13.8 gallons

How much water is used during the growing/production of a watermelon? 100 gallons

How much water is used during the growing/production of a loaf of bread? 150 gallons

How much water is used during the growing/production of a tomato? 3 gallons

How much water does it take to produce one ton of steel? 62,600 gallons

How much water is used to produce a single day’s supply of U.S. newsprint? 300 million gallons

Car It takes an estimated 39,090 gallons of water to make a car. It's unclear if that includes the more 2,000 gallons used to make its tires--each tire takes 518 gallons to make.

Pair of Jeans

It takes around 1,800 gallons of water to grow enough cotton to produce just one pair of regular ol' blue jeans.

Cotton T-Shirt

Not as bad as jeans, it still takes a whopping 400 gallons of water to grow the cotton required for an ordinary cotton shirt.

Single Board of Lumber

5.4 gallons of water are used to grow enough wood for one lumber board.

Choose an everyday household product and investigate how much water is used to produce it.

Plastic water bottle--

it takes 1.39 liters to make one liter of water.