Table 7.
Environmental footprints of particular components of the jute fibers production system.
Component of the Production System | Carbon Footprint | Ecological Footprint | Water Footprint | |||
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kg CO2eq/kg JF | % | m2·a/kg JF | % | m3/kg JF | % | |
Cultivation of crops | 0.44 | 75 | 4.30 | 91 | 1.5476 | 99.8 |
Fertilizers, pesticides | 0.13 | 23 | 0.38 | 8 | 0.0024 | 0.2 |
Transport | 0.01 | 2 | 0.05 | 1 | 0.0000 | 0.0 |
Total | 0.58 | 100 | 4.73 | 100 | 1.5500 | 100 |