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  • "Water is to the 21st Century what oil was to the 20th. Scarce. Crucial. Cherished."
    Leslie, Jacques. Deep Water. link to source
  • "One in three people today don't have access to clean water."
    Number 5, September 2006 Unicef Report. Progress For Children a report card on water and sanitation. link to source
  • "Traditional textile dyeing & post-processing pose a catastrophic threat to our world's rivers, lakes, & streams."

    U.S. EPA: Draft: Preliminary Industry Characterization: Fabric Printing, Coating and Dyeing; Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, RTP, NC 27711, July 1998, pgs. 64, 65 link to source
  • "Textile plants are considered one of the world's major sources of air pollutants."
    U.S. EPA: Manual; Waste Categorization/Prioritization for the Textile Industry, 2.2.3.3 Sources, pg.47, July 30, 1998 Draft link to source
  • "The costs of reclaiming damaged water, excess energy usage, and process inefficiencies are immense in the textile industry."

    U.S.; EPA Draft: Preliminary Industry Characterization: Waste Categorization/Prioritization for the Textile Industry; Toxic Air Emissions,2.2.3.1
    Regulation Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, RTP, NC 27711, July 1998,: Pg.44 link to source
  • "The energy used per 2,200 pounds of dyeing could power 1,000 lights continuously for nearly two months."
    E-Textile Toolbox www.e-textile.org (benchmark figures Vietnam: wet processing.pdf)
  • "Businesses today must achieve high quality, lower cost, competitive practices, & meet customer demand for environmentally-friendly & aesthetically pleasing products."
    The EPA's Design for Environment (DfE) link to source
  • U.S. EPA: Draft: Preliminary Industry Characterization: Fabric Printing, Coating and Dyeing; Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, RTP, NC 27711, July 1998, pgs. 64, 65 link to source
  • U.S. EPA: Draft: Preliminary Industry Characterization: Fabric Printing, Coating and Dyeing; Waste Categorization/Prioritization for the Textile Industry; Identity Sources and Quantify Emissions;
    Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, RTP, NC 27711, July 1998, pg. 49 link to source
  • U.S. EPA: Manual; Waste Categorization/Prioritization for the Textile Industry, 2.2.3.3 Sources, pg.47, July 30, 1998 Draft link to source
  • E-Textile Toolbox www.e-textile.org (benchmark figures Vietnam: wet processing.pdf)
  • U.S. EPA: Draft: Preliminary Industry Characterization: Fabric Printing, Coating and Dyeing; Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, RTP, NC 27711, July 1998, pgs. 64, 65 link to source