Use of inadequate data and methodological errors lead to an overestimation of the water footprint of Jatropha curcas

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W H Maes et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009.

. 2009 Aug 25;106(34):E91.

doi: 10.1073/pnas.0906788106. Epub 2009 Aug 24.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Reply to Maes et al.: A global estimate of the water footprint of Jatropha curcas under limited data availability.
Gerbens-Leenes W, Hoekstra AY, van der Meer TH. Gerbens-Leenes W, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Oct 6;106(40):E113. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0909624106. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009. PMID: 19835006 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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