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Textile industry is facing many criticisms due to huge amount of water consumption and hazardous nature of various chemicals being used throughout from raw material extraction till disposal phase. The industry has been responsible for creating land, air and water pollution affecting human health and damaging the eco-system. Chemicals, used during cultivation and different wet processing phases get hold to the textile, evaporate into air and drain through water. They are absorbed through skin, inhaled through air and swallowed through food and water. Chemicals, being toxic and carcinogenic trigger serious diseases and allergic reactions in people. Energy consumption and heat emission are other factors disturbing the eco-system. Ecological considerations are becoming important factors all over the world. To protect humans and the environment from harmful substances, various countries have introduced stringent legislations. It is becoming mandatory to comply with environmental regulations and violation of the provisions can be prosecuted as a criminal offence. This chapter discusses the key environmental issues involved in textile industry, restricted chemicals and substances and their impact on human health, regulation imposed along with research aspects which are being applied to curb the harmful impacts and to craft the textile industry more sustainable.
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Pal, H. (2017). Environmental Issues in Textiles: Global Regulations, Restrictions and Research. In: Muthu, S.S. (eds) Detox Fashion. Textile Science and Clothing Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4777-0_2
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