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Re-Use Water — Save The Planet
Effluent Treatment Plants in Textile Industry |
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The Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act of 1974 provides for the prevention and control of water pollution. Under this Act, no person, without prior consent of Central or State Board, can set up any industry, operation or process, treatment or disposal system, which is likely to discharge any sewage or trade effluent (liquid, gaseous or solid) into a stream, sewer or land. But, what are the technologies available for the industry and at what cost? Team StitchWorld talks to some of the technology suppliers and users to find out. The cloth that we wear has to pass through various processes and chemical operations like sizing, desizing, scouring, mercerizing, bleaching, dyeing, printing, and finishing in its journey to be finally worn. In the process, large quantities of water mixed with a number of dyes and auxiliary chemicals is consumed resulting in large volumes of contaminated water, a prime pollutant and a major cause of concern. ... |
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