NYLON: December 2009

Works Cited List!

1. Krasny, J. F. (2009). Nylon and Other Synthetic Fibers. The New Book of Knowledge®. Retrieved November 25, 2009, from Grolier Online http://nbk.grolier.com/cgi-bin/article?assetid=a2021390h

2. Adshead, J. (2009). Nylon. Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. Retrieved November 26, 2009, from Grolier Online http://gme.grolier.com/cgi-bin/article?

3. Fernandez, J. E. (2009). Polymerization. Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. Retrieved November 26, 2009, from Grolier Online http://gme.grolier.com/cgi-bin/article?assetid=0232210-0

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5. Adshead, J. (2009). Nylon. Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. Retrieved December 1, 2009, from Grolier Online http://gme.grolier.com/cgi-bin/article?assetid=0211490-0

6. Nylon 6 and Nylon 66. (2006). In N. Schlager, J. Weisblatt, & D. E. Newton (Eds.)Chemical Compounds, 2(pp. 519-523) Detroit: UXL Retrieved December 1, 2009, from Secondary School Collection via Gale: http://go.galegroup.com/ps/start.do?p=GVRL.second&u=ko_k12hs_d63

7. Whitley, L. (2005). Kamali, Norma. In V. Steele (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion, 2(pp. 295-296) Detroit: Charles Scribner's Sons Retrieved December 1, 2009, from Secondary
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10. Gamman, L. & O'Mara, S. (2005). Laundry. In V. Steele (Ed.)Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion, 2(pp. 337-340) Detroit: Charles Scribner's Sons Retrieved December 1, 2009, from Secondary School Collection via Gale: http://go.galegroup.com/ps/start.do?p=GVRL.second&u=ko_k12hs_d63

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Impacts of the Product on the Society

POSITIVE IMPACTS:

Nylon is used for things we use such as ropes, instrumental strings, carpets, ect.
More women were doing more washing at home and cleanliness became a indication of gentility and respectability.
Because of middle-class concerns about “dirt” , there was a new focus on “hygiene”
People pay less for garments made with nylon because it is synthetic
Fabrics made with nylon dry faster and last longer

NEGATIVE IMPACTS:

In the 1900’s, less public laundries and dry cleaners were needed because of the new fabrics (mainly nylon) were easy to wash and can be “drip-dried”
It reinforced the stereotype about how women do the housework (laundry,etc).Cleanliness was important for the middle-class society doing laundry was the proper demeanor for women. So, more women did laundry at home.

- (Russell, D. A., 2009)
- (Gamman, L. & O'Mara, S., 2005)
- (Goldberg, J. B. , 2009)
- (Fogarty, A., 2009)

Impacts on the Environment

Positive impacts on the environment:

Nylon can be recycled by being slowly broken down by fire fumes.

Nylon can sometimes be made of a lsmall amount of recycled products. http://www.poly-pacific.com/images/polymer.jpg

When nylon was first introduced as a textile, the idea of mild (on the environment), but sufficient laundry detergents emerged.

(Bugetsignmadison, 2009)

Negative impacts on the envionment:

Nylon manufacture creates nitrous oxide, which is a greenhouse gas about 310 times more powerful than carbon dioxide.

Nylon takes a lot of water to condition and so, the environment loses resources that we need.

- (Gamman, L. & O'Mara, S., 2005)

- (Goldberg, J. B. , 2009)

- (Fogarty, A., 2009).

- (Russell, D. A., 2009)

A brief description of careers related to nylon & it's manufacture

Nylon is a silky material that is used to make a lot of clothing as well as other products in fashion and design.
Nylon can be made into nylon yarn and nylon feathers which can be used to design and make clothing and other products.
It is used in the fashion industry because it is strong and durable which helps make the clothing garments or products last longer. It can also be combined with other substances to make different types of clothes. For example, a shirt may be 20% nylon and 80% cotton.
Silk had replaced nylon in WW2 to make parachutes, flak vests, tents, ponchos and tires for vehicles.

- (Whitley, L., 2005)

- (Adshead, J. F., 2009)

- (Salusso, C. J. 2005)