Water footprint and virtual water trade of mize in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Autores
Arrien, Macarena; Aldaya, Maite M.; Rodriguez, Corina Iris
Año de publicación
2021
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Agriculture is the largest fresh water consuming sector, and maize is the most produced and consumed crop worldwide. The water footprint (WF) methodology quantifies and evaluates the water volumes consumed and polluted by a given crop, as well as its impacts. In this work, we quantified for the first time the green WF (soil water from precipitation that is evapotranspired) and the green virtual water exports of maize from Buenos Aires province, Argentina, during 2016–2017, due to the relevance of this region in the world maize trade. Furthermore, at local level, we quantified the green, blue (evapotranspired irrigation), and grey (volume of water needed to assimilate a pollution load) WF of maize in a pilot basin. The green WF of maize in the province of Buenos Aires ranged between 170 and 730 m3/ton, with the highest values in the south following a pattern of yields. The contribution of this province in terms of green virtual water to the international maize trade reached 2213 hm3/year, allowing some water-scarce nations to ensure water and water-dependent food security and avoid further environmental impacts related to water. At the Napaleofú basin scale, the total WF of rainfed maize was 358 m3/ton (89% green and 11% grey) and 388 m3/ton (58% green, 25% blue, and 17% grey) for the irrigated crop, showing that there is not only a green WF behind the exported maize, but also a Nitrogen-related grey WF.
Fil: Arrien, Macarena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tandil; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Humanas. Departamento de Ciencias Ambientales. Centro de Investigación y Estudios Ambientales; Argentina
Fil: Aldaya, Maite M.. Universidad Pública de Navarra; España
Fil: Rodriguez, Corina Iris. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tandil; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Humanas. Departamento de Ciencias Ambientales. Centro de Investigación y Estudios Ambientales; Argentina
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BUENOS AIRES PROVINCE
MAIZE
VIRTUAL WATER TRADE
WATER FOOTPRINT
WATER QUALITY
WATER SAVINGS
WATER-USE SUSTAINABILITY
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spelling Water footprint and virtual water trade of mize in the province of Buenos Aires, ArgentinaArrien, MacarenaAldaya, Maite M.Rodriguez, Corina IrisBUENOS AIRES PROVINCEMAIZEVIRTUAL WATER TRADEWATER FOOTPRINTWATER QUALITYWATER SAVINGSWATER-USE SUSTAINABILITYhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Agriculture is the largest fresh water consuming sector, and maize is the most produced and consumed crop worldwide. The water footprint (WF) methodology quantifies and evaluates the water volumes consumed and polluted by a given crop, as well as its impacts. In this work, we quantified for the first time the green WF (soil water from precipitation that is evapotranspired) and the green virtual water exports of maize from Buenos Aires province, Argentina, during 2016–2017, due to the relevance of this region in the world maize trade. Furthermore, at local level, we quantified the green, blue (evapotranspired irrigation), and grey (volume of water needed to assimilate a pollution load) WF of maize in a pilot basin. The green WF of maize in the province of Buenos Aires ranged between 170 and 730 m3/ton, with the highest values in the south following a pattern of yields. The contribution of this province in terms of green virtual water to the international maize trade reached 2213 hm3/year, allowing some water-scarce nations to ensure water and water-dependent food security and avoid further environmental impacts related to water. At the Napaleofú basin scale, the total WF of rainfed maize was 358 m3/ton (89% green and 11% grey) and 388 m3/ton (58% green, 25% blue, and 17% grey) for the irrigated crop, showing that there is not only a green WF behind the exported maize, but also a Nitrogen-related grey WF.Fil: Arrien, Macarena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tandil; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Humanas. Departamento de Ciencias Ambientales. Centro de Investigación y Estudios Ambientales; ArgentinaFil: Aldaya, Maite M.. Universidad Pública de Navarra; EspañaFil: Rodriguez, Corina Iris. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tandil; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Humanas. Departamento de Ciencias Ambientales. Centro de Investigación y Estudios Ambientales; ArgentinaMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute2021-06info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/164579Arrien, Macarena; Aldaya, Maite M.; Rodriguez, Corina Iris; Water footprint and virtual water trade of mize in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina; Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute; Water; 13; 13; 6-2021; 1-162073-4441CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13/13/1769info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.3390/w13131769info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-10-22T11:09:25Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/164579instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-10-22 11:09:25.74CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Water footprint and virtual water trade of mize in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina
title Water footprint and virtual water trade of mize in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina
spellingShingle Water footprint and virtual water trade of mize in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Arrien, Macarena
BUENOS AIRES PROVINCE
MAIZE
VIRTUAL WATER TRADE
WATER FOOTPRINT
WATER QUALITY
WATER SAVINGS
WATER-USE SUSTAINABILITY
title_short Water footprint and virtual water trade of mize in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina
title_full Water footprint and virtual water trade of mize in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina
title_fullStr Water footprint and virtual water trade of mize in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Water footprint and virtual water trade of mize in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina
title_sort Water footprint and virtual water trade of mize in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Arrien, Macarena
Aldaya, Maite M.
Rodriguez, Corina Iris
author Arrien, Macarena
author_facet Arrien, Macarena
Aldaya, Maite M.
Rodriguez, Corina Iris
author_role author
author2 Aldaya, Maite M.
Rodriguez, Corina Iris
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv BUENOS AIRES PROVINCE
MAIZE
VIRTUAL WATER TRADE
WATER FOOTPRINT
WATER QUALITY
WATER SAVINGS
WATER-USE SUSTAINABILITY
topic BUENOS AIRES PROVINCE
MAIZE
VIRTUAL WATER TRADE
WATER FOOTPRINT
WATER QUALITY
WATER SAVINGS
WATER-USE SUSTAINABILITY
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Agriculture is the largest fresh water consuming sector, and maize is the most produced and consumed crop worldwide. The water footprint (WF) methodology quantifies and evaluates the water volumes consumed and polluted by a given crop, as well as its impacts. In this work, we quantified for the first time the green WF (soil water from precipitation that is evapotranspired) and the green virtual water exports of maize from Buenos Aires province, Argentina, during 2016–2017, due to the relevance of this region in the world maize trade. Furthermore, at local level, we quantified the green, blue (evapotranspired irrigation), and grey (volume of water needed to assimilate a pollution load) WF of maize in a pilot basin. The green WF of maize in the province of Buenos Aires ranged between 170 and 730 m3/ton, with the highest values in the south following a pattern of yields. The contribution of this province in terms of green virtual water to the international maize trade reached 2213 hm3/year, allowing some water-scarce nations to ensure water and water-dependent food security and avoid further environmental impacts related to water. At the Napaleofú basin scale, the total WF of rainfed maize was 358 m3/ton (89% green and 11% grey) and 388 m3/ton (58% green, 25% blue, and 17% grey) for the irrigated crop, showing that there is not only a green WF behind the exported maize, but also a Nitrogen-related grey WF.
Fil: Arrien, Macarena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tandil; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Humanas. Departamento de Ciencias Ambientales. Centro de Investigación y Estudios Ambientales; Argentina
Fil: Aldaya, Maite M.. Universidad Pública de Navarra; España
Fil: Rodriguez, Corina Iris. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tandil; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Humanas. Departamento de Ciencias Ambientales. Centro de Investigación y Estudios Ambientales; Argentina
description Agriculture is the largest fresh water consuming sector, and maize is the most produced and consumed crop worldwide. The water footprint (WF) methodology quantifies and evaluates the water volumes consumed and polluted by a given crop, as well as its impacts. In this work, we quantified for the first time the green WF (soil water from precipitation that is evapotranspired) and the green virtual water exports of maize from Buenos Aires province, Argentina, during 2016–2017, due to the relevance of this region in the world maize trade. Furthermore, at local level, we quantified the green, blue (evapotranspired irrigation), and grey (volume of water needed to assimilate a pollution load) WF of maize in a pilot basin. The green WF of maize in the province of Buenos Aires ranged between 170 and 730 m3/ton, with the highest values in the south following a pattern of yields. The contribution of this province in terms of green virtual water to the international maize trade reached 2213 hm3/year, allowing some water-scarce nations to ensure water and water-dependent food security and avoid further environmental impacts related to water. At the Napaleofú basin scale, the total WF of rainfed maize was 358 m3/ton (89% green and 11% grey) and 388 m3/ton (58% green, 25% blue, and 17% grey) for the irrigated crop, showing that there is not only a green WF behind the exported maize, but also a Nitrogen-related grey WF.
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