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Category : Rayon industry and trade
Languages : en
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Indian Silk & Rayon
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Category : Rayon industry and trade
Languages : en
Pages :
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Fake Silk
Author: Paul David BlancPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300204663
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
When a new technology makes people ill, how high does the body count have to be before protectives steps are taken? This disturbing book tells a dark story of hazardous manufacturing, poisonous materials, environmental abuses, political machinations, and economics trumping safety concerns. It explores the century-long history of "fake silk," or cellulose viscose, used to produce such products as rayon textiles and tires, cellophane, and everyday kitchen sponges. Paul Blanc uncovers the grim history of a product that crippled and even served a death sentence to many industry workers while also releasing toxic carbon disulfide into the environment. Viscose, an innovative and lucrative product first introduced in the early twentieth century, quickly became a multinational corporate enterprise. Blanc investigates industry practices from the beginning through two highly profitable world wars, the midcentury export of hazardous manufacturing to developing countries, and the current "greenwashing" of viscose as an eco-friendly product. Deeply researched and boldly presented, this book brings to light an industrial hazard whose egregious history ranks with those of asbestos, lead, and mercury.
Indian Silk
Author: Indian Information Series
Author: Indian Textile Industry (cotton, Woolen and Rayon)
Author: India. Office of the Textile CommissionerPublisher:
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Category : Textile industry
Languages : en
Pages : 162
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The Indian Textile Journal
Author: The Indian Trade Journal
Author: FAIRCHILD BOOKS DICTIONARY OF TEXTILES.
Author: AJOY K. SARKARPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 150136510X
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Languages : en
Pages : 577
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India and Pakistan
Author: O.H.K. SpatePublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 135196898X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 927
Book Description
This book, first published in 1954 with this revised edition published in 1972, was recognised as the standard work on Indo-Pakistani geography. Part 1 focuses on climate and soils; Part 2 provides a synopsis of the social complexities of the sub-continent; Part 3 examines planning and development; Part 4 is devoted to detailed regional description, both urban and rural.
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