The Environmental Impacts of Fast Fashion on Water Quality: A Systematic Review
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Bibliometric Analysis
3.2. Text Analysis
4. Discussion
4.1. Evaluation of Water Quality, Production Processes, and Products
4.1.1. Water, Carbon, and Energy Footprints
4.1.2. Life Cycle Assessments
4.2. Reuse and Recycling
4.3. Regional Interests in Fast Fashion, Water Quality, and Degradation
4.4. Moving towards a More Sustainable Fashion Industry
4.4.1. Alternate Business Models
4.4.2. Slow, Ethical, and Sustainable Fashion
4.4.3. Change in Consumer Behaviour
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Bailey, K.; Basu, A.; Sharma, S. The Environmental Impacts of Fast Fashion on Water Quality: A Systematic Review. Water 2022, 14, 1073. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14071073
Bailey K, Basu A, Sharma S. The Environmental Impacts of Fast Fashion on Water Quality: A Systematic Review. Water. 2022; 14(7):1073. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14071073
Chicago/Turabian StyleBailey, Kerrice, Aman Basu, and Sapna Sharma. 2022. "The Environmental Impacts of Fast Fashion on Water Quality: A Systematic Review" Water 14, no. 7: 1073. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14071073