Urgent Need to Ban many Chemical Dyes

A report in the times of India today described how chemical dyes used in the textile industry are destroying the environment, rivers, farms, ground water and human health

It is possible to treat the discharge from this industry but the process is very expensive and not easy. On the other hand, it is much easier to return to natural dyes that are not harmful. Once the harmful chemical dyes are banned, humans are innovative enough to come up with alternatives. There is also something elegant in a fabric in natural colors that is left as it is without dying; they make an elegant fashion statement. with a just a small colorful accessory just as a rose bush looks elegant with even a single colorful rose. Perhaps humans may then not find as many vivid colors to dress in but,

Better it is to enjoy a healthy environment and healthy life than to die of ill health, cancers and deprivation dressed in vivid colors of the birds.

According to F M D Chequer et al.,

“One of the most difficult tasks confronted by the wastewater treatment plants of textile industries is the removal of the color of these compounds, mainly because dyes and pigments are designed to resist biodegradation, such that they remain in the environment for a long period of time. -- ----Considering the fact that the textile dyeing process is recognized as one of the most environmentally unfriendly industrial processes, it is of extreme importance to understand the critical points of the dyeing process so as to find alternative, eco-friendly methods.”

For a detailed scientific discussion of the subject see:

http://www.intechopen.com/books/eco-friendly-textile-dyeing-and-finishing/textile-dyes-dyeing-process-and-environmental-impact

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