Table 6.

Environmental footprints of particular components of the cotton fibers production system.

Component of the Production System	Carbon Footprint		Ecological Footprint		Water Footprint
	kg CO2eq/kg CF	%	m2·a/kg CF	%	m3/kg CF	%
Production of fibers	0.84	28	24.73	79	0.0000	0.0
Cultivation of crops	0.47	16	1.37	4	0.0022	0.1
Protection aids	0.21	7	0.65	2	0.0015	0.1
Fertilizers	0.70	24	1.57	5	0.0153	0.7
Baling of cotton	0.09	3	0.26	1	0.0004	0.0
Production of seeds	0.13	4	0.96	3	0.0051	0.2
Irrigation of crops	0.52	18	1.78	6	2.0455	98.8
Total	2.95	100	31.32	100	2.0700	100