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Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Pollution from Leather Tanneries in Kanpur






The city of Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh, India is facing severe problems with pollution associated with processing leather in tanneries. Currently there are 175 tanneries in Kanpur, all of which are using the same dangerous chemicals to clean and preserve animal skins for primarily foreign exchange.. The water has concentration of toxins 1-2 thousand higher than exceptable limits and poses a dangerous threat, especially if it was deposed of irresponsibly.  It is important for scientists to find a solution t The video shows the copious amounts of contaminated water used that produces 8 million liters of waste every day! It is energetically very expensive consuming 360 watts of electricity for the treatment planto making the process of leather environment friendly or abolishing the practice for human safety. The Ganges River is already confronting problems with pollution that can be a hazardous to people in the area. Workers in the tanneries are often uneducated making them unaware of the dangers that the chemicals can potential cause and the risks in the tanneries that are extremely harmful.

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