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I have a question on environmental science. The question is as follows:

Cement or concrete requires water for setting. And abandoned/garbage concrete remains as solid rocky material. So, is this phenomenon of cement setting cause a net reduction of water from Earth's pool of water?

I cannot yet find a site for environmental science. Where should I put this question i.e. what is the most appropriate Stack Exchange site for it.

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  • Feel free to merge Sep 1, 2019 at 12:59
  • So there is no portal of SE for environmental science? Sep 1, 2019 at 13:00
  • I think Earth science may be a good fit since it looks for Earth's total water pool. Sep 1, 2019 at 13:01
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    Can't merge and no need to merge, it's all good. Sep 1, 2019 at 13:34
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    Physics might also be helpfull, as this question is basicly about the process of the setting of concrete. Or the engineering site/departement could help out. They might have a clue on how much water it takes to make concrete, and how much water needs to evaporate for it to set.
    – Luuklag
    Sep 1, 2019 at 13:51
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    chemistry may help too on degradation of concreted cement Sep 1, 2019 at 14:11

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We have a Sustainable Living site

Sustainable Living covers

Sustainable Living Stack Exchange is for folks dedicated to a lifestyle that can be maintained indefinitely without depleting available resources.

It has a tag for

Questions regarding sustainable use of water, or water's impact on sustainability in general. For questions on [waste-water], [greywater], [seawater], [water-footprint] or [virtual-water] please use that tag.

It also has other potentially relevant tags for abandoned/garbage things such as a tag.

any addition of harmful substances or products in the environment (air, water, soil or food). For questions specifically about [air-polution], [greenhouse-gas-emissions] or [toxic-chemicals] please use those tags.

But do check out its help centre to find out more.

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    thank you for recommending the site Sep 1, 2019 at 13:38

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