Water in Textiles and Fashion : Consumption, Footprint, and Life Cycle Assessment

Front Cover -- Water in Textiles and Fashion: Consumption, Footprint, and Life Cycle Assessment -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Editor's Biography -- Chapter 1: Introduction-Water -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Water and its sources -- 1.2.1. Surface water -- 1.2.1.1. Benefits of utilizing surface water as a noteworthy source of water -- 1.2.1.2. Challenges -- 1.2.2. Groundwater -- 1.2.2.1. Benefits of utilizing groundwater as a source of water -- 1.3. Science of water -- 1.3.1. Characteristics of water -- 1.4. Water consumption and use -- 1.4.1. Methods for determining water use -- 1.4.1.1. Primary data collection -- 1.4.1.2. Secondary data collection -- 1.4.1.3. Data analysis and management -- 1.5. Water withdrawal -- Advantages of withdrawing groundwater -- Impediments -- 1.6. Water pollution -- 1.6.1. Consequences of water pollution -- 1.6.2. Factors determining contamination in water -- 1.6.3. Sources of water pollution -- 1.6.4. Biological effects of water pollution -- 1.6.4.1. Eutrophication -- 1.6.4.2. Biochemical oxygen demand -- 1.6.4.3. Biomagnification -- 1.6.5. Control and treatment -- 1.6.5.1. Primary treatment -- 1.6.5.2. Secondary treatment -- 1.6.5.3. Tertiary treatment -- 1.7. Water shortage -- 1.7.1. Causes of water shortages -- 1.7.1.1. Overconsumption of water -- 1.7.1.2. Water pollution -- 1.7.1.3. Dispute -- 1.7.1.4. Drought -- 1.7.2. Water shortage in Asia -- 1.7.3. Water shortage solutions -- 1.7.3.1. Water recycling -- 1.7.3.2. Awareness -- 1.7.3.3. Recent techniques for water conservation -- 1.7.3.4. Improvement in sewage system -- 1.8. Current challenges -- 1.9. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2: Water and Textiles -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.1.1. Textiles in India -- 2.2. General process in dying industry -- 2.2.1. Fabrics -- 2.2.2. Finishing processes -- 2.2.2.1. Pretreatment -- 2.2.2.2. Dyeing