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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Slater, Keith
Autor Corporativo: Textile Institute (Manchester, England)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boca Raton : Cambridge, Eng. : CRC Press ; Woodhead Pub., 2003.
Colección:Woodhead publishing in textiles ; 27.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Notas:Published in association with The Textile Institute.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 228 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical reference and index.
ISBN:1855738643
9781855738645
1855735415
9781855735415