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Phytoremediation with <i>Salix spp</i>.: A sustainable Approach to PFAS Remediation at Firefighting Training Sites Open
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) pollution has escalated into a significant environmental challenge, with firefighting training sites identified as one of the sources. The development of effective, sustainable, and cost-efficient…
View article: What difference can drop-in substitution actually make? A life cycle assessment of alternative water repellent chemicals
What difference can drop-in substitution actually make? A life cycle assessment of alternative water repellent chemicals Open
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are used in durable water repellents (DWRs) on outdoor garments and manufacturers are currently phasing out hazardous PFASs. A critical question is: which alternatives should be chosen? The answe…
Review of life-cycle based methods for absolute environmental sustainability assessment and their applications Open
In many regions and at the planetary scale, human pressures on the environment exceed levels that natural systems can sustain. These pressures are caused by networks of human activities, which often extend across countries and continents d…
A Function-Based Approach for Life Cycle Management of Chemicals in the Textile Industry Open
Consumer products such as clothes and footwear sometimes contain chemical substances with properties that pose a risk to human health and the environment. These substances, restricted by law or company policy, are in focus for chemicals ma…
Improving the Life Cycle Impact Assessment of Metal Ecotoxicity: Importance of Chromium Speciation, Water Chemistry, and Metal Release Open
Investigations of metal ecotoxicity in life cycle assessment (LCA) and life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) are becoming important tools for evaluating the environmental impact of a product or process. There is, however, improvement needed …
Environmental assessment of Swedish clothing consumption – six garments, sustainable futures Open
The aim of this work was to map and understand the current environmental impact of Swedish clothing consumption. A life cycle assessment (LCA) was used to evaluate the environmental impact of six garments: a T-shirt, a pair of jeans, a dre…
Supply chain guidelines : vision and ecodesignaction list Open
This guideline aims to inspire fashion companies that wants to transform their supplychain to become sustainable. It intends to inform about the current available knowledgethat research can offer and hopefully provide some answers to the i…
Environmental impact of textile fibers – what we know and what we don't know : Fiber Bible part 2 Open
Production of cotton and synthetic fibres are known to cause negative environmental effects. For cotton, pesticide use and irrigation during cultivation contributes to emissions of toxic substances that cause damage to both human health an…
An inventory framework for inclusion of textile chemicals in life cycle assessment Open
Purpose Toxicity impacts of chemicals have only been covered to a minor extent in LCA studies of textile products. The twomain reasons for this exclusion are (1) the lack of life cycle inventory (LCI) data on use and emissions of textile-r…
View article: Toward harmonizing ecotoxicity characterization in life cycle impact assessment
Toward harmonizing ecotoxicity characterization in life cycle impact assessment Open
Ecosystem quality is an important area of protection in life cycle impact assessment (LCIA). Chemical pollution has adverse impacts on ecosystems on a global scale. To improve methods for assessing ecosystem impacts, the Life Cycle Initiat…
Microplastics Shedding from Textiles—Developing Analytical Method for Measurement of Shed Material Representing Release during Domestic Washing Open
The topic of shedding of micro-sized polymeric particles, so called microplastics, from textiles has been covered by an increasing number of studies over the past years. However, the methods with which the shedding of microplastics from te…
LCA on fast and slow garment prototypes Open
This report summarises the environmental assessment work done in the Mistra Future Fashion program focussed on the potential to improve the environmental performance of garments and adapt them to a circular economy. The approaches examined…
View article: USEtox characterisation factors for textile chemicals based on a transparent data source selection strategy
USEtox characterisation factors for textile chemicals based on a transparent data source selection strategy Open
Purpose Life cycle assessments (LCAs) of textile products which do not include the use and emission of textile chemicals, such as dyes, softeners and water-repellent agents,will give non-comprehensive results for the toxicity impact potent…
Advancing life cycle assessment of textile products to include textile chemicals. Inventory data and toxicity impact assessment Open
Textile products are used by almost everybody throughout the world, fulfilling basic human needs such as keeping us warm and contributing to our social position. Every year the global textile industry delivers close to 100 million metric t…
Labelling of chemicals in textiles Open
This report contains an analysis of the needs and barriers for a legal requirement on declaration and/or labelling of chemicals in textiles. The project is a part of the Nordic action plan for textiles ”Well dressed in a clean environment.…
Gaining benefits from discarded textiles Open
Nordic consumers purchase 365 000 tonnes of new clothing and home textiles each year. After food, housing and mobility, textiles is our consumption area that causes most environmental impacts. Reusing and recycling used textiles can offset…