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Cotton Textiles and Human Health Challenges

Cotton Textiles and Human Health Challenges

Radostina A. Angelova
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 24
ISBN13: 9781522576358|ISBN10: 1522576355|EISBN13: 9781522576365
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7635-8.ch010
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Angelova, Radostina A. "Cotton Textiles and Human Health Challenges." Environmental Exposures and Human Health Challenges, edited by Paraskevi Papadopoulou, et al., IGI Global, 2019, pp. 199-222. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7635-8.ch010

APA

Angelova, R. A. (2019). Cotton Textiles and Human Health Challenges. In P. Papadopoulou, C. Marouli, & A. Misseyanni (Eds.), Environmental Exposures and Human Health Challenges (pp. 199-222). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7635-8.ch010

Chicago

Angelova, Radostina A. "Cotton Textiles and Human Health Challenges." In Environmental Exposures and Human Health Challenges, edited by Paraskevi Papadopoulou, Christina Marouli, and Anastasia Misseyanni, 199-222. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7635-8.ch010

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Abstract

Cotton is the most used natural fiber in the world for the production of textiles and apparel. Nowadays, there are three different possibilities for cotton growth in the world: production of conventional, organic, or genetically modified cotton. Their influence on human health, due to the application of pesticides, is discussed. The influence of the pesticides on the environment, which, in turns, affects the human health through the water, soil, and food chain, is also discussed. The preferable cotton sector is presented, giving а chance to the customers of cotton textiles and apparel, and to assess the positive influence of the existing initiatives in the cotton field on the human health and the environment.

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