Environmental impact of textiles : production, processes and protection /
This comprehensive book examines the effects that all phases of textile production and use have on the environment, from growing or making fibres to discarding a product after its useful life has ended. It looks at the physical environment affected by these processes, including resource depletion, p...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Boca Raton : Cambridge, Eng. :
CRC Press ; Woodhead Pub.,
2003.
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| Series: | Woodhead publishing in textiles ;
27. |
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| Online Access: | http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=101406 |
| Summary: | This comprehensive book examines the effects that all phases of textile production and use have on the environment, from growing or making fibres to discarding a product after its useful life has ended. It looks at the physical environment affected by these processes, including resource depletion, pollution and energy use and the biological environment, by considering what happens as a result of manufacture. It also considers the degradation suffered by textile materials within the environment whether by air pollution, wind, water and other agents. The most recent solutions adopted by the indu. |
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| Item Description: | Published in association with The Textile Institute. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 228 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical reference and index. |
| ISBN: | 1855738643 9781855738645 1855735415 9781855735415 |
