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Silk
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==Sources==
# http://www.textileexchange.org/node/1096# http://www.naturalfibres2009.org/en/fibres/silk.html# http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/agri-biz/govt-may-use-wastelands-for-tasar-silk-cultivation/ article4479274.ece
# Slater, K. (2003), Environmental impact of textiles: production, processes and protection. Cambridge: Woodhead Publishing, p27
# Slater, K. (2003), Environmental impact of textiles: production, processes and protection. Cambridge: Woodhead Publishing, p27
# http://www.lenntech.com/periodic/elements/sn.htm# http://www.treehugger.com/culture/qa-is-silk-green.html# http://www.greenlivingtips.com/articles/waste-decomposition-rates.html# http://hwww.theethicalsilkco.com/eco-friendly-silk/
Other:
http://www.bacsa-silk.org/en/the-prospects-of-the-european-sericulture-within-the-frame-of-the-eu-common-agricultural-policy/
ec.europa.eu/agriculture/quality/schemes/index_en.htm
http://www.cdfd.org.in/wildsilkbase/info_moths.php
greenopedia.com/article/cruelty-free-silk-fact-or-fiction
Silk is a small but exclusive [[protein fiber]] where one have the make distinguishes between cultivated silk (Silk) and wild silk ([[tussah silk]]). Silk consists of a double filament that is incorporated with a low molecular weight protein called sericin. This, together with naturally occurring oils and organic impurities, is removed in hot water at the unwinding of the cocoon. [[Sericin]], which represents 20-25% of raw silk is allergenic, which has caused problems in the use of silk waste as cushioning material. China is currently the largest silk grower.
==Environmental aspects==
