The Environmental Impacts of Fast Fashion on Water Quality: A Systematic Review
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- Kerrice Bailey
- Department of Biology, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada
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- Aman Basu
- Department of Biology, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada
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- Sapna Sharma
- Department of Biology, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada
書誌事項
- 公開日
- 2022-03-29
- 権利情報
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- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- DOI
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- 10.3390/w14071073
- 公開者
- MDPI AG
説明
<jats:p>The fashion industry is the second most polluting industry, contributing 8% of all carbon emissions and 20% of all global wastewater, with an anticipated 50% increase in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. To gain a better understanding of the state of the academic literature on the environmental impacts of the fast fashion industry, we systematically identified 65 publications from 1996 to November 2021 that were subjected to (i) bibliometric, (ii) text, and (iii) content analysis. We found that there is a growing research interest surrounding fast fashion and water quality, with 74% of the articles published in the last 5 years, and the majority of publications and citations are from China and European countries. We summarise the evaluation of production processes, such as carbon and water footprints, along with recycling practices aimed to increase the sustainability of the fashion industry. Circular economy, social environmental responsibility, and sustainability governance are key areas for future research in this growing field.</jats:p>
収録刊行物
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- Water
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Water 14 (7), 1073-, 2022-03-29
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