product environmental impact Articles
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Textile Industry Water Use and Treatment
As the industry turns toward sustainability, decentralized water reuse has potential to reduce ‘virtual water’ toll The textile industry is water-intensive throughout its many processes: sizing, desizing, mercerizing, scouring, bleaching, printing, and finishing. Beyond processing, water footprint calculations often neglect the use of significant amounts of “virtual ...
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Study: Water Use in Concrete Production Higher Than Expected
Researchers uncover areas where better management may mitigate high water use Although many environmental impacts of concrete production have been well studied, little research has been dedicated to just how much water it uses. But, a study published in the journal Natureseeks to quantify the impact of concrete production on global water withdrawals, and it makes some dramatic conclusions and ...
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