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.
- ISBN10 1855738643
- ISBN13 9781855738645
- Publish Date 9 June 2003 (first published 1 January 2003)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Elsevier Science & Technology
- Imprint Woodhead Publishing Ltd
- Format eBook
- Pages 240
- Language English