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. 2013 Oct 2;47(21):12248–12257. doi: 10.1021/es403635j

Table 2. Calculated Impacts from Water Consumption for the Production of a Bunch of 10 Roses in Kenya and the Netherlandsa.

  Kenya [species-eq·yr]
The Netherlands [species-eq·yr]
species SW GW SW
waterbirds 4.75 × 10–12 1.29 × 10–14 3.30 × 10–14
nonresidential birds 2.80 × 10–13 8.65 × 10–16 5.23 × 10–14
mammals 7.46 × 10–14 2.20 × 10–16 2.14 × 10–15
reptiles 3.87 × 10–15 1.14 × 10–17 3.06 × 10–16
amphibans 1.06 × 10–12 9.25 × 10–15 4.79 × 10–15
total 6.17 × 10–12 2.33 × 10–14 9.25 × 10–14
a

Impacts are reported for each taxon separately, before summing them to total impacts due to SW consumption or GW consumption. There is no GW consumption at the case study site in the Netherlands.