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No it damages it. Think about the poor sheep.

What iks the relevance of sheep to cotton? And what is the evidence that cotton damages the environment?

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Does cotton grow in hot or cold weather?

Cotton grows best in hot weather with plenty of sunshine. It requires a long frost-free growing season with temperatures consistently above 60°F (15°C) for optimal growth and development.


How does erosion help the environment?

Erosion can help the environment by breaking down rocks into smaller particles, which can contribute to the formation of soil. This process can create habitats for plants and animals and increase nutrient availability for ecosystems. Additionally, erosion can help shape landforms and create diverse landscapes that support a variety of species.


What are the Effects of cotton on the environment?

Cotton is grown widely, but it uses a lot of bad or less amount of materials to grow. Cotton uses 1941 millilitres of water for irrigation, which is a lot of water in a time when water is scarce. Cotton growing also requires the use large amounts of fertilizing chemicals, which in turn pollute the environment. However cotton has made significant changes to how cotton is grown have occurred in recent times. Now cotton growers use 90% less chemicals then a decade ago and Australia is the leader in the world of sustainable cotton production. Thanks so much 🍭🍭🍭🍭🍭🍭🍭🍭🍭🍭🍭🍭🍭🍭🍭🍭🍭🍭🍭🍭🍭🍭🍭🍭🍭🍞🍞🍞🍞🍞🍞🍭🍞


Is cotton enviromentally friendly?

Cotton is a natural product, made from renewable resources and so is environmentally friendly - compared to other clothing materials. However, cotton is very intensively farmed and is hugely consumptive of water and so it can, depending on where it is grown, be environmentally unfriendly.


How is cotton farming harmful to the soil?

Um I'm pretty sure that cotton takes a lot of nutrients from the soil without putting any back in so over a long period of time only growing cotton in a field the soil will be lacking in many nutrients.

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Is cotton bad for the environment?

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The production of cotton effect Uzbekistan's environment?

The Aral Sea Shrinkage due to artificial irrigation of the cotton and rice fields.


How the the cotton gin help us?

The cotton gin helped us by making it easier for slaves to produce cotton.


What invention was created to help slaves?

The cotton gin there was a huge sale of cotton


How does cotton help make a light bulb?

Cotton is not used in light bulbs.


How do plants help make fabric?

they help by making cotton


Why is cotton Eco friendly?

Non organic Cotton crops are causing a lot of damage to the environment, mainly due to its use of a huge amount of pesticides (synthetic chemicals designed to be toxic for living entities -plants, insects, fungi...-, and therefore ... toxic for the environment) Non organic cotton use about 3% of total cultivated surface on Earth but use 25% of pesticides. Organic cotton is not using pesticides, and is therefore causing much less damages to the environment. Organic cotton cultivation also impose crop rotations, which also have a lot of positive outcome on the environment, compared to intensive mono-culture. But organic cotton is not "saving the environment". It only contributes to a more sustainable use of it. Water management, cotton transformation (dyeing...), transportation, waste management, etc. are also part of the global picture and need to be addressed. In conclusion, Organic cotton is causing much less negative impact on the environment than non organic cotton. Switching from non-organic cotton to organic cotton is therefore a important part of any sustainability policy in the textile business. But organic cotton alone is not a silver bullet, and other issues need to be addressed.