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Descriptor English: Population Water Consumption
Descriptor Spanish: Consumo Poblacional de Agua
Descriptor consumo de agua de la población
Entry term(s) consumo hídrico
desaprovechamiento del agua
variaciones del consumo de agua
Scope note: Consumo de agua de una POBLACIÓN para diversos fines: para beber, riego, uso industrial y otros.
Descriptor Portuguese: Consumo de Água Populacional
Descriptor French: Consommation d'eau de la population
Entry term(s): Hydric Consumption
Water Consumption Variations
Water Waste
Tree number(s): SP4.606.837.620.824.173
VS4.001.001.002.004.001
Scope note: Water consumption of a population for various purposes: for drinking, irrigation, industrial use and others. It is represented by the difference between the quantity that is withdrawn and that which returns to the water spring, as it occurs, for example, in public and industrial supply or irrigation. (Free translation from the original: Brasil. Agência Nacional de Águas, 2014)
Annotation: do not confuse with WASTE WATER
Allowable Qualifiers: No qualifiers
Related: Efficient Water Use DeCS
Waste of Water DeCS
Water Conflicts DeCS
Water Conservation Devices DeCS
Water Consumption Measurement DeCS
Water Demand DeCS
Water Quantity DeCS
Water Supply MeSH
Water Use DeCS
DeCS ID: 24418
Unique ID: DDCS024418
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Population Water Consumption - Preferred
Concept UI FD00057910
Scope note Water consumption of a population for various purposes: for drinking, irrigation, industrial use and others. It is represented by the difference between the quantity that is withdrawn and that which returns to the water spring, as it occurs, for example, in public and industrial supply or irrigation. (Free translation from the original: Brasil. Agência Nacional de Águas, 2014)
Preferred term Population Water Consumption
Entry term(s) Hydric Consumption
Water Consumption Variations
Water Waste



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