ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF TEXTILES
CONTENTS STRUCTURE AND STABILITY OF THE ECOSYSTEM THE ECOSYSTEM LIFE NECESSITIES OF LIFE OTHER SPECIES LAND HAZARDS DUST ATOMIC RADIATION THE EARTH’S ENVIRONMENT ENVIRONMENTAL BALANCE THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY REFERENCES THE HEALTH OF OUR PLANET PLANETARY STABILITY NATURAL FACTORS HUMAN INTERFERENCE CHANGES OCCURRING THE NATURE OF TEXTILES PROPERTIES TEXTILES AS ENGINEERING MATERIALS PRINCIPLES OF TEXTILE MANUFACTURE ENERGY TEXTILE FIBRE PRODUCTION SCOPE OF THE INDUSTRY NATURAL FIBRE PRODUCTION ARTIFICIAL FIBRE PRODUCTION ALTERNATIVE FIBRE SOURCES INORGANIC FIBRES MICROBIOLOGICALLY STABLE FIBRES EFFECTS ON THE PLANET YARN PRODUCTION STARTING MATERIAL STATE WASHING SCOURING BLEACHING CARBONISING DRYING NEEDS BALING TRANSPORTATION OPENING CARDING BLENDING COMBING AND GILLING DRAWING SPINNING NOISE AND DUST FABRIC PRODUCTION TRADITIONAL FABRIC PRODUCTION METHODS OTHER METHODS FABRIC TREATMENT PROCESSES STARTING MATERIAL FINISHING CATEGORIES MECHANICAL FINISHING CHEMICAL TREATMENTS OTHER FINISHES COLOURATION POLLUTION ASPECTS PRINTING DRYING AND SHIPPING USE OF TEXTILES PRIMARY AND SECONDARY PRODUCTION TYPES OF USE NORMAL USES ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS HOUSEHOLD TEXTILES INDUSTRIAL AND MEDICAL USES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COMMITMENT PROTECTIVE APPLICATIONS LEGISLATION FUTURE PROSPECTS FINANCIAL BENEFITS COSTS DRAWBACKS RECYCLING POLLUTION MEASUREMENT PROBLEMS ENVIRONMENTAL AUDITING EFFECTS ON TEXTILES OF NATURAL EXPOSURE INFLUENCES DEGRADATION ATMOSPHERIC INFLUENCES RADIATION INFRARED RADIATION OTHER TYPES OF RADIATION MECHANICAL ACTION MECHANICAL STRESS IN MANUFACTURE MECHANICAL STRESS IN USE PREDICTION OF EFFECTS DEGRADATIVE COMBINATIONS MAGNITUDE OF TEXTILE ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE CONTRIBUTIONS THERMAL EXPOSURE INTENSITY STATIC DRYING STENTERS NEW EQUIPMENT PROBLEMS NOVEL APPROACHES FLAMMABILITY CHEMICAL AND MICROBIOLOGICAL ATTACK REAGENTS FIBRE TYPE PLANNED ATTACK MICROBIOLOGICAL ATTACK PROTECTION OF, OR BY, TEXTILES FROM ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE ASPECTS MAINTENANCE DEGRADATION DURING USE PROTECTION OF HUMANS MODERN DEVELOPMENTS NON-CLOTHING PROTECTIVE NEEDS PROTECTION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT DESIRABLE PROPERTIES CONCLUSIONS