ABSTRACT

T h is p a p e r p re se n ts th e re su lts o f a p ro jec t th a t w as co n d u c te d to in v es tig a te p o llu tio n p re v e n tio n (P 2 ) o p p o rtu n itie s at a tex tile m ill th a t p ro cesses fib e rg la ss . T h e p la n t co n sid e red in th is stu d y p ro d u ces fab ric fo r u se in p rin ted c irc u it b o a rd s an d as in su la tio n w rap p in g s fo r e lec trica l c o m p o n en ts and cab les. O th e r p ro d u c ts o f th is m ill are u sed as h eav y w e ig h t a sb esto s re p la c e m e n t fab rics ( lag g in g ), in su la tin g b lan k e ts , h ig h te m p era tu re p a rticu la te filte rs , v e rtic a l b lin d s an d ce ilin g b o a rd facings. A sm all am o u n t o f K ev la r fab ric is a lso m an u fac tu red .