Life Cycle Assessment ENVIRONMENTAL PROFILE OF COTTON AND POLYESTER-COTTON FABRICS

Autex Research Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 8-20

  Kalliala, Eija M ^a   Nousiainen, Pertti ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COTTON; CULTIVATION; ENERGY; IMPACT; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; PRODUCTION; SHEETS; TEXTILES;

COTTON FABRIC; COTTON-POLYESTER BLEND; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FABRIC MANUFACTURE; LAUNDERING; SERVICE SECTOR;

EID: 3242796595     PISSN: 14709589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/aut-1999-010102     Document Type: Article

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