Kaynak kullanımının yoğun olduğu bilinen tekstil sektörü için sürdürülebilirlik çalışmalarının uygulanması ekonomik anlamda sektörün gelişmesini sağlayarak çevresel ve sosyal tedarik zinciri yönetiminin aşamalarında olumlu etki bırakacağı yadsınamaz bir gerçektir. Tedarik yönetiminde sürdürülebilirliğin sağlanması ele alınması gereken çok sayıda parametre bulunmaktadır. Tekstil ihtiyaçları doğr...

Pollution prevention for the textile industry is reviewed, including a brief summary of present practices and an analysis of future needs and opportunities. Barriers and facilitating factors are identified. Introduction Thb US textile industry has a major impact not only on the nation’s economy but also the economic and environmental quality of life in many communities. In several states, texti...

It is assumed that microbial communities involved in the biological treatment of different wastewaters having a different chemical composition harbor different microbial populations which are specifically adapted to the environmental stresses encountered in these systems. Yet, little is known about the composition of these microbial communities. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess th...

Background: Textile industries play a significant role in the economic growth of the country. Health concern of these textile mill workers is the biggest challenge. Respiratory alterations were found in these workers with long-term exposure to cotton dust. Effect of cotton dust on peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) is not very well documented in the past. Aim/Objective: The main objective of this...

Due to Taiwan join WTO and quotas cancellation, textile goods faced global competition. With the short life cycle of the textile market and demand uncertainty in market, it leads to increasing pressure on the textile industry. Brand vendors start to search partners and hope to solve these problems through information sharing and collaboration. After sixty-year’s development, textile industry in...

We read with great interest the article by Bakan et al 1 in a recent issue of CHEST (November 2011). The authors describe the patient characteristics in yet another important but tragic description of the ongoing silicosis epidemic among denim sandblasters in the textile sector in Turkey. As they report, this silicosis outbreak emerged with the new millennium, the magnitude of the problem has c...