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This chapter discusses in detail the cost of pollution abatement among textile firms and integrates such costs in a large scale modelling framework. Using the GTAP model, the chapter further discusses the interplay between the costs incurred to meet the environmental regulations and the potential price premiums that the cleaner products would get in the international market to assess future trade prospects for India in the textile sector.
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The list is available online at http://envfor.nic.in/legis/hsm/hwamdsch1.html.
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India: apparel production could be hit by dyers’ strike, 5 January 2010. Available online at http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=106312.
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Summarised from the following sources: Kathuria (2007). http://www.industrialeffluenttreatment.com/textile-dyeing-industries.html, http://www.fibre2fashion.com/industry-article/3/215/textile-effluent-treatment-a-case-study-in-home-textile-zone1.asp.
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This is the lethal dose of the material required to kill 50% of a test population in a specified time. This is measured in milligrams of the material required per kilogram of the body mass. The lesser it is, more toxic is the material.
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If some chemicals like this are used because there are no other alternatives, they should be removed completely from the effluent.
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Decision No 2455/2001/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, available online at: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2001:331:0001:0005:EN:PDF.
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See Regulation (EC) No: 166/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2006:033:0001:0017:EN:PDF.
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Source: The website of Officer of Textile Commissioner of India www.txcindia.com.
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It is assumed that 18–36 g of dyestuff is required per kilogram of textile substrate as given by Schönberger and Schäfer (2003).
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If only textile dyeing is considered, this would be far lower.
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Narayanan, G.B. (2018). Exploring Linkages Between Pollution Abatement and Trade in Textile Industry. In: Kumar, K. (eds) A Study of India's Textile Exports and Environmental Regulations. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6295-7_6
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