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environmental impacts...
chemical change?
the chemical formula for indigo dye is C16H10N2O2.
- The textile industry is huge, and it is a huge producer of greenhouse gasses. Today’s textile industry is one of the largest sources of greenhouse gasses (GHG’s) on Earth
- cotton processing uses 1,940 milliliters of water
- high volume of chemicals into local water stream
- dust from factories causes spread of TB
- denim is treated to look "worn" this process uses chemicals to wear away the harsh indigo dye
ways to reduce waste/harm...
US cotton plants are now required to use biodegradable products.
other ways we could be more responsible..
- re use water
- using wind or solar power instead of coal
sources
- http://www.madehow.com/Volume-1/Blue-Jeans.html
- https:oecotextiles.wordpress.com/2011/01/19/estimating-the-carbon-footprint-of-a-fabric/
to start...
- Cotton is grown in all over the world, Australia is the #1 supplier of cotton in the world.
- It is harvested by a machine that separates the seeds from the fiber
- then blended into thread which is woven together to create cloth
* denim was originally intended for sails on ships
Denim
indigo...
components to common denim pants...
- a thick woven cotton
- indigo dye
- metal zipper
- cotton thread
- some sort of logo...
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