The adoption of sustainable laundry technologies by US consumers

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 291-298

  Hustvedt, Gwendolyn ^a   Ahn, Mira ^a   Emmel, Joann ^b  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adoption; Clothes washers; Consumers; Energy efficiency; Sustainable technology; Water conservation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876360014     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijcs.12007     Document Type: Article

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