Water in Textiles and Fashion : Consumption, Footprint, and Life Cycle Assessment /

Water in Textiles and Apparel: Consumption, Footprint, and Life Cycle Assessment provides a thorough analysis of one of the most urgent issues facing the textiles industry. As water is essential to the textile production system, and as availability of water is reduced due to natural and anthropogeni...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Muthu, Subramanian Senthilkannan, editor 576529, ScienceDirect (Online service) 7722
Format: software, multimedia
Language:eng
Published: Kidlington : Woodhead Publishing, 2019
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Online Access:https://www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780081026335
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Summary:Water in Textiles and Apparel: Consumption, Footprint, and Life Cycle Assessment provides a thorough analysis of one of the most urgent issues facing the textiles industry. As water is essential to the textile production system, and as availability of water is reduced due to natural and anthropogenic factors, the industry must respond. With a thorough treatment of both life cycle assessment and water footprint perspectives, this book provides practical strategies for responsible water use across the textile supply chain. Readers will learn essential information from research and industry case studies that will help them understand the textile industry’s role in this issue.