'water intensity' is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it to describe the concentration or amount of water present in a certain area or time period, for example: "The water intensity in this region during the winter months has been unusually high".
Another is the water intensity of operations.
There were also company-specific goals to cut emissions, reduce water intensity and pursue zero net deforestation in supply chains.
In general, "water intensity" in food increases fastest as people begin to climb out of poverty, because that is when they start eating more meat.
China's latest five-year plan — 2011-15 — hasetet impressive sustainability goals for cutting energy and water intensity per unit of G.D.P.
And as for the water intensity of bio-refineries and the greenhouse gases emitted by the process, he admits the "science is still progressing", but cites recent studies that have found in favour of cellulosic ethanol versus gasoline.
Finally, the total water intensity of ethanol in each state is calculated as the sum of the water intensity for feedstock production and the water intensity for ethanol production.
[The high water intensities (dark color) shown in CA and Washington (WA) are accurate, but somewhat deceptive, as the total amounts of corn produced in these states are very small.].
The water intensities of the top 12 corn-producing states shown in Fig. 6a clearly illustrate the increased values in scenario B compared to baseline in most cases but show a sharp decline for NE.
The water intensities for fuel extraction and processing range from several to tens of gallons/MMBTU for conventional fuels such as coal, oil or even nuclear fuels to in the hundreds to thousands for more advanced processes such as enhanced oil recovery (using steam), hydrogen or biodiesel production (including irrigation).
At a technology level, there have been attempts to optimize coupling points between the electricity and water systems to reduce the water-intensity of technologies in the former and the energy-intensity of technologies in the latter.
The scientists fed some basic assumptions into the model, including the presence of water, the intensity of the sunlight and how fast Venus was rotating.
