Is textile finishing good for the environment? I am looking for the
effects that finisihng has on the environment, good or bad. For
example, chemical finishes has negative effects on the water systems
and causes air pollution as well. I need proper details of both these
effects and 5-6 more such effects with a full illustration of the
cause and its effect. The following websites are those that I have
found. Please give me information excluding these.

http://epanote2.epa.vic.gov.au/EPA/Publications.nsf/515bc2fde7bf93f44a2565b6001ee896/4540f6d120c63fef4a2566ad00170d01/$FILE/621.pdf
http://www.inotex.cz/en/Ekologie/ekologie.html
http://www.kotonline.com/english_pages/ana_basliklar/petry.asp
http://www.uneptie.org/pc/cp/library/training/textile/chapitre07.pdf
http://www.emcentre.com/textile/L_biotech.htm
http://www.bluesign-tech.com/pa/artikel_textil_e.pdf
http://www.textileworld.com/News.htm?CD=24&ID=844
http://textileinfo.com/en/chemicals/ohara/page03.html
http://www.texma.org/Cost-Action_628/Vreese.pdf
http://www.centexbel.be/Eng/microbiology.htm
http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/dfe/pubs/garment/wbcs/suede.htm
http://www.epa.gov/gcc/auxfiles/ascra01.htm
http://www.ns.ec.gc.ca/epb/tme/info.html
http://textileinfo.com/en/chemicals/ohara/page04.html

Please explain it to me clearly rather than pointing me to a link, and
I need this by the 31st of March. Thank you.

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Clarification of Question by anks123-ga on 15 Apr 2003 15:28 PDT

Hi,
I am still looking for an answer to this question. Please feel free to
post an answer anytime. Ignore the 31st March reply request please.