T-shirt

____ environmental impact of a t-shirt ____ Estimated carbon footprint, loss of natural habitat potential, loss of plant and animal life potential and/or extinction potential from making, packaging, shipping and/or using these products or services. ----------- + Except for CO2 emissions, estimates are based on Habitat, Life, Extinction Formulas v2 via ecofx.org. + Estimates do not include the possible long-term ecological effects of climate change and persistent toxins. Formulas use "human appropriated net primary production (HANPP)" to "CO2 emissions" correlation. ----------- 1 kg(kilogram) = 2.2 lb(pounds)   1 m2(square meter) = 10.8 ft2(square feet) 1 km(kilometers) = .62 mi(miles)   1 liter = .26 gallons
T-shirt (non-organic) CO2 from Polo company #ref1 1,700 grams of fossil fuel, 450 grams of landfill waste	Product materials. non-organic cotton .25 kg .63 lb	CO2 released to make this T-shirt. 4 kg 8.8 lb	Loss of natural habitat potential to make this T-shirt. 3.1 m2 33 ft2	Loss of plant and animal life potential (in natural habitat) to make this T-shirt. 9.6 kg 21.12 lb	How many of these T-shirts made will trigger 1 potential species extinction. 48.8 million

Summaries

A life cycle study of one T-shirt brand shows that the CO2 emissions from a T-shirt is about 4 kilograms (8.8 pounds) -- including the growing of the cotton, manufacturing and wholesale distribution.http://www.polo-shirts.co.uk/read_news/1179797239/438003114/Polyester_vs._Cotton.html The loss of natural habitat potential from the T-shirt is estimated to be 10.8 square meters (116 square feet).

References

1. http://www.polo-shirts.co.uk/read_news/1179797239/438003114/ Polyester_vs._Cotton.html

External links

wikipedia:T-shirt | wikipedia:Cotton#Cultivation