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Environmental concordance of Jute Geotextiles (JGT) is a major advantage over other geotextiles. Eco-compatibility of jute, and for that matter of JGT, has been substantiated by studies undertaken so far including its life cycle analysis (LCA) from cradle-to-grave carried out by Pricewaterhouse Coopers Ltd. The chapter presents the findings of the studies in a nut shell. A reference has also been made to erosion control benefit matrix (ECBM) introduced by Harding. A comparison of environmental effects between jute and polypropylene has been also been presented in a tabular form in the chapter.
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Sanyal, T. (2017). Environmental Aspects. In: Jute Geotextiles and their Applications in Civil Engineering. Developments in Geotechnical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1932-6_12
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