Impact Of Millions Of Tones Of Effluent Of Textile Industries

Analysis Of Textile Industries Effluents In Bhilwara And An Approach With Bioremediation

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It is well known that cotton mills consume large volume of water for various processes such as sizing, desizing, scouring, bleaching, mercerization, dyeing, printing, finishing and ultimately washing.

Contaminated air, soil, and water by effluents from the industries are associated with heavy disease burden
(WHO, 2002) and this could be part of the reasons for the current shorter life expectancy in the country (WHO,
2003) when compared to the developed nations.

Some heavy metals contained in these effluents (either in free form in the effluents or adsorbed in the suspended solids) from the industries have been found to be carcinogenic (Tamburlini et al., 2002) while other chemicals equally present are poisonous depending on the dose and exposure duration (Kupchella and Hyland, 1989).

These chemicals are not only poisonous to humans but also found toxic to aquatic life (WHO, 2002) and they may result in food contamination (Novick, 1999).
There are sulphide and metal pollutant like fluoride, Arsenic, Molybdenum etc cause several harm effect to the
life directly on indirectly.

Bhilwara has 4000 Textile manufacturing units which production exports to 70 countries specially in
Europe, South Africa and North American. It has highest number of register private motor vehicle (4 wheeler) in
Asia. This is second largest producer of polyester fiber in India, third largest producer of Salt i.e 1/10th production of country and only center in country for producing insulation bricks.

This project is characterised of textile industries’ effluents in Bhilwara and its Fluoride pollutant separation by Microbes.

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Taxonomy

• Textile
• Wastewater Phycoremediation
• Contaminant Removal
• Ecosystem Management
• Bioremediation
• Contaminant Movement Mapping
• Fibers & Textiles
• Textile Machinery
• Textile

4 Comments

1. We are aware of the situation shown above. Behavioral change is necessary on a long term sight, but we need to do something immediately; Know-How and technologies to deal with such wastes are, mature and ready, but still considered avoidable "extra cost" by many Textile ​manufacturers (since made very expensive by water treatment companies) 
   Biological, natural approach could be one of the most promising pathways for textile WWT: simple, decentralized units could get rid of locally contaminated effluents,  with operating costs often negligible...
   We are investigating now the role of rhizospheric bacteria, in our aerobic sections: with unparalleled resistance to heavy metal toxicity, they can promote the fully biological HM removal from wastes.

2. May I get your contact details?

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   1. We are Water Engineers & Consultants - WEnCo (https://www.waterengineers.it) from Italy.

3. https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/21/overview

    

   Although just closed, will try find another funding call when I get to office

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   1. May I get your contact details?

   2. I added it my google calendar to remind me on the time... thank you!

4. Mr BHAGAT: There may be an opportunity for funding in the EU 2018/19 and possibility for research partnership to finding solution to this problem: Fluoride ​pollutant ​separation by ​Microbes. I suggest you find time to scan through the  2017/18 publication 

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   1. Dr Bonny, thank you for your esteemed suggestion, could I have the link where should I look at funding exactly? and please come again the meaning of "2017/18 publication"?

      best regards!