Sustainable textiles : life cycle and environmental impact /
"Annotation The global textile industry, like many others is inherently unsustainable, and has a high impact upon the environment. The cotton industry alone is a major user of synthetic fertilisers and pesticides. The industry also consumes large amounts of water, putting pressure on scarce wat...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Boca Raton : Oxford ; Cambridge :
CRC Press ; Woodhead Publishing Limited,
2009.
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| Series: | Woodhead publishing in textiles ;
no. 98. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "Annotation The global textile industry, like many others is inherently unsustainable, and has a high impact upon the environment. The cotton industry alone is a major user of synthetic fertilisers and pesticides. The industry also consumes large amounts of water, putting pressure on scarce water resources and the environment. This book will investigate the entire life cycle of textiles and their impact on the environment. Chapters will analyse all stages of the textile industry beginning with the production and manufacture of fibres, through to fabric manufacture and the final recycling of textiles. A concluding set of chapters will examine sustainable environmental applications and case studies within the textile industry." -- WorldCat website. |
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| Item Description: | Published by Woodhead Publishing Limited in association with The Textile Institute. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxii, 394 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781615836444 1615836446 9781845696948 1845696948 |