Textile Dyeing Pollution & Solution I

These are not funny photos! It is a sad and terrifying reality!

Dye-making units in Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation’s, Vatva patch area have transformed a man to Orange color, a dog to Blue color and a Squirrel to Blue color!^[1]

The Krishna river stretch in Telangana in India is polluted by 15 million liters per day from 5 municipalities along it.[2]

5.9 trillion liters – The amount of water used each year for fabric dyeing alone. (World Resources Institute).[3]

WASTEWATER TREATMENT ISN’T ENOUGH!

WHY?

1.       The dyeing mills wastewater treatment is difficult and costly as quantities are enormous and almost impossible to do indoors. Big dyeing mills pour their effluent either into rivers or into collective pools with wastewater from other sources (municipal waste) and pollute them with industrial textile dyeing toxic waste. Municipal waste should be treated alone.

2.       To be effective, this needs a lot of space for coagulation – it is the best way for wastewater treatment, in my opinion, for the following reasons:

a.       Dye molecule chemical composition is very complicated and not easy to break down (Degrade) into simple compounds.

b.       Generally, some chemical processes are applied to degrade the dye molecules and other chemicals to remove the color, then filtration or other means. The resulting compounds from the dye molecule degrading - parts of it - can pass through filters and cause problems unless using a variety of filter types - very expensive!

c.       We should keep the dye molecule in its bulky form to avoid side, unknown and invisible products formation resulting from degradation.

 

3.        Lack of reliability is a big challenge. It is too hard to track and check every single dye house for the use of non-toxic dyes and chemicals.

4.      The most important fact is that wastewater treatment processes are not enough to compensate for the consumed and polluted water.

SOLUTION

A.      Stop dealing with big polluting factories.

B.      Start encouraging small-sized mills to start up units with wastewater treatment plants. The smaller the quantity of wastewater, the easier it is to be treated and controlled.

C.      A small production unit with a digital dyeing technique will save up to 70% of water consumption and minimize polluted water quantity to easily clean, can be installed anywhere, and circulate the water quantity so as to reach zero water consumption.

D.      Here magnifying (Coagulation) is ideal as quantity of water is much less, consequently no problem for sludge collection.

HOW TO INSTALL A 70% LESS WATER CONSUMPTION DYEING MILL?

WITH

PLAN TO ZERO CONSUMPTION

FOLLOW THE NEXT BLOGS

 

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[1] https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/un-holi-sight-humans-animals-dye-unnaturally-in-gujarat-industrial-development-corporations-vatva-estate/articleshow/85505784.cms

[2]http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/87769702.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

[3] https://www.theconsciouschallenge.org/ecologicalfootprintbibleoverview/water-clothing

Coral Reefs - WATER POLLUTION III

Coral reefs are one of the many species that form an eco-niche in our environment. The echo-niche is the unit of the eco-system and life cycle. The disappearance of a living organism from this cycle destroys that echo-niche, consequently the ecological system in that area.         Coral reefs play a crucial role in the stability of Marine life and consequently the whole life cycle, and participate in the fixation of Carbon and Nitrogen in their environment that provides nutrients for the marine food chain.         Coral reefs are soft-bodied animals that live in the shadow waters for their need of sunlight. These soft bodies build layers of Calcium Carbonate surrounding them in stunning beautiful shapes over time. This continuous process takes thousands of years and forms a typical environment for many marine organisms to live and reproduce. This process protects shores from erosion.  Coral reefs cover a small percentage of the marine area, yet they are of great economic value for their role in attracting marine tourism.         According to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: “Coral reefs are sometimes considered the medicine cabinets of the 21st, century. Coral reef plants and animals are important sources of new medicines being developed to treat cancer, arthritis, human bacterial infections, Alzheimer’s disease, heart disease, viruses, and other diseases.” WE NEED THESE CREATURES FOR OUR LIFE TO CONTINUE  STOP WATER POLLUTION ----------------------------------------------------------- [1] Author: NOAA Last updated: 02/26/21 https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/coral_medicine.html

WATER CRISIS - WATER POLLUTION II

The water crisis is a horrifying fact. What are the actions taken to fight this disaster? I would say very little! Why? Because we are on the wrong track! Yes, instead of stopping water wasting we are running after water treatment - it is right - but not enough and won't solve the problem. It is like you got infected with a microbe, you got a fever, a physician - smart one - should act on two processes: get rid of fever and kill the microbe - the source! As much as a microbe is in your body, you will get a fever. That should be the way to deal with the water crisis: Stop wasting water and at the same time clean the polluted water.

 “2.1 BILLION PEOPLE GLOBALLY DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO CLEAN, SAFE DRINKING WATER.

3.4 MILLION PEOPLE DIE EACH YEAR FROM SCARCE AND CONTAMINATED WATER”[1]

The population is increasing, and water sources and amounts on our planet are fixed quantities - this is a fact - you can revise figures from the internet or my previous blogs[2]. Everyone should participate either with solutions - for experts - or with engaging as a human being for your coming generations' security regarding water scarcity. I shall keep posting and reminding with the studies and figures regarding this matter.

IS THERE ANY WAY TO SAVE THOSE PEOPLE?

YES

I have more than 37 years of experience in textile wet-processing – Dyeing and printing – from my side, I created a process of dyeing – Proven in bulk production – saving up to 70% of water consumption. With a simple calculation, we will discover that it is possible.

Follow me.

How many cubic meters of water we need for 2.1 billion people? Let’s calculate:

2.7 Cubic meters are enough drinking water for one person for 900 days (Almost 2.5 years)[3].

2.7 /2.5 = 1.08 water cubic meters per year

2.7 x 2,100,000,000 = 5,670,000,000 billion water cubic meters of water enough drinking for 2.5 years for 2.1 billion people.

Hence, 5,670,000,000 / 2.5 = 2,268,000,000 water cubic meters per year.

2.2 BILLION WATER CUBIC METERS

Required every year to drink

2.1 BILLION PEOPLE

From where we can get these huge quantities!?

Don’t worry, just follow me.

5 billion (5,000,000,000) cubic meters (5 trillion liters) of water used each year for fabric dyeing alone! (World Resources Institute).[4]

5,000,000,000 x 70% (Saving) = 3,500,000,000 (3.5 billion) cubic meters of water SAVED!

3,500,000,000 / 1.08 (Enough drinking water for 1 person for 1 year) = 3,240,740,740 billion persons will have drinking water for 1 year.

ONLY FROM FABRIC DYEING

WE CAN SAVE

3.24

BILLION LIVES

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[1] https://wholives.org/our-mission/mission/

[2] https://nagyroshdy.blogspot.com/2021/12/americans-struggle-to-pay-their-water.html

And www.nagyroshdy.blogspot.com

 

[3] National Geographic. How Your T-Shirt Can Make a Difference. https://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/00000144-0a29-d3cb-a96c-7b2dea6c0000

[4] https://www.wri.org/insights/apparel-industrys-environmental-impact-6-graphics