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Please fill out this form completely. If certain areas do not apply to you, or you have no information to offer, simply answer with “N/A”. Incomplete forms will be not be accepted. Thank you.
IDENTIFYING INFORMATION
Full Name: Priscilla Tong Rui Qi
Gender: F
E-mail Address: priscillatrq@gmail.com
TTH Chapter: NUS
TTH Cycle (Fall-Winter or Spring-Summer) and Year: Spring-Summer 2012
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Graduating Class: NUS
Major(s)/Minor(s): Environmental Studies
Statement:
Priscilla Tong Rui Qi, Environmental Studies, Environmental Geography major. Cotton use is so widespread but little is known about its harm caused to the environment.
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
Pull Quote Requests (Copy and paste requested article quotations below) 1. “Cotton farming has been labelled as one of agriculture’s most environmentally destructive activities”
2. “The production of enough cotton for a simple shirt and a pair of jeans can use more than 20,000 litres of water.”
3. “Organic cotton farming has been heralded as one of the most promising solutions to address the problems of conventional cotton”
4. “Its destructive practices and the measures taken to reduce negative impacts need to be re-examined.”
ARTICLE
Article Title
The Problem with Your Clothes:
Examining the sustainability of cotton production practices
Abstract (250-word limit)
The sustainability of cotton production is called into question as current production practices exert a strain on the environment and are a threat to human health. This is due to the large amounts of water and chemicals required during the growing, manufacturing and processing stages. Hence, it has been labeled as one of agriculture’s most environmentally destructive activities [1]. Large requirements of water on cotton fields imposed by dam and irrigation systems has resulted in numerous environmental problems such as
INSTRUCTIONS
Please fill out this form completely. If certain areas do not apply to you, or you have no information to offer, simply answer with “N/A”. Incomplete forms will be not be accepted. Thank you.
IDENTIFYING INFORMATION
Full Name: Priscilla Tong Rui Qi
Gender: F
E-mail Address: priscillatrq@gmail.com
TTH Chapter: NUS
TTH Cycle (Fall-Winter or Spring-Summer) and Year: Spring-Summer 2012
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Graduating Class: NUS
Major(s)/Minor(s): Environmental Studies
Statement:
Priscilla Tong Rui Qi, Environmental Studies, Environmental Geography major. Cotton use is so widespread but little is known about its harm caused to the environment.
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
Pull Quote Requests (Copy and paste requested article quotations below) 1. “Cotton farming has been labelled as one of agriculture’s most environmentally destructive activities”
2. “The production of enough cotton for a simple shirt and a pair of jeans can use more than 20,000 litres of water.”
3. “Organic cotton farming has been heralded as one of the most promising solutions to address the problems of conventional cotton”
4. “Its destructive practices and the measures taken to reduce negative impacts need to be re-examined.”
ARTICLE
Article Title
The Problem with Your Clothes:
Examining the sustainability of cotton production practices
Abstract (250-word limit)
The sustainability of cotton production is called into question as current production practices exert a strain on the environment and are a threat to human health. This is due to the large amounts of water and chemicals required during the growing, manufacturing and processing stages. Hence, it has been labeled as one of agriculture’s most environmentally destructive activities [1]. Large requirements of water on cotton fields imposed by dam and irrigation systems has resulted in numerous environmental problems such as