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Estimated use of water in the United States in 1990: Irrigation Water Use (Score: 0.690)

Irrigation water use (Score: 0.690)

National Handbook of Recommended Methods for Water Data Acquisition -- 11.H. IRRIGATION (Score: 0.690)

Using geochemical and statistical tools to identify irrigated areas that might contain high selenium concentrations in surface water Program using pattern recognition analysis and classification models to determine areas of irrigated land with concentrations of selenium. (Score: 0.638)

Water use trends in the southwestern United States 1950-1990 Online report for an interactive workshop Impact of Climate Change and Land Use in the Southwestern United States. Gives a review of domestic and agricultural water use in the Southwest with graphs and maps. (Score: 0.585)

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About irrigation water use:

Definition: Provision of water to artificially sustain the growth of plants. [Adapted from Dic. of Cultural Literacy, 2nd ed.]