Cotton — supplying approximately a quarter of global textile fibres — has various environmental impacts, including water use, toxicity, eutrophication and greenhouse gas emissions. In this Review, we identify these impacts across multiple life cycle stages. Environmental impacts at the cultivation stage...
Grote, J. Lamers (2008): Using a Value Chain Approach for Economic and Environmental Impact Assessment of Cotton Production in Uzbekistan. in: Jiaguo Qi, et al. (eds). Environmental Problems of Central Asia and Their Economic, Social and Security Impacts. Springer, AK/NATO Publishing Unit....
The textiles industry is a substantial contributor to environmental impacts through the production, processing, use, and end-of-life of garments. Wool is a high value, natural, and renewable fibre that is used to produce a wide range of garments, from active leisure wear to formal wear, and...
The importance of regionalized characterization factors for water use was also examined in the case study. In arid regions, water consumption may dominate the aggregated life-cycle impacts of cotton-textile production. Therefore, the consideration of water consumption is crucial in life-cycle assessment...
Cotton production is now responsible for 18% of worldwide pesticide use and 25% of total insecticide use. The largely untested impacts of these chemicals on both the land and human health are beginning to be questioned by those working in the industry. As our skin is the largest organ, ...
Numerous scientific advances related to the growing and processing of cotton, and the manufacturing of cotton products over the past 40 years, has enabled the cotton industry to reduce its environmental impacts.
This comprehensive report provides information on the impacts of textile fibres. Chapagain, A. K., Hoekstra, A. Y., Savenije, H. H. G. & Gautam, R. The water footprint of cotton consumption: an assessment of the impact of worldwide consumption of cotton products on the water resources ...
1). Of the cumulative publications related to environmental impacts of bioenergy production, the ‘water quantity and quality’ term ranked first (16%) in the year of 2017, followed by GHG emissions (6%), biodiversity and SOC (5%), and soil erosion (0.8%), indicating the bioenergy ...
question 1 of 3 Making textiles impacts the environment in many ways, beginning with how plants are grown. Which of the following is one of the issues with cotton? It only grows in America. It uses a lot of water. It's made from fossil fuels. ...
Additionally, many of the key cotton-producing countries are under high water stress, including China, India, the U.S., Pakistan, Turkey, and Brazil. Water management and other environmental conditions have significant impacts on the availability of cotton, and therefore lead to price fluctuati...