Textile Effluent and its Management Lecture Note

Textile effluent is heavily contaminated with pollutants such as dyes, dissolved solids, suspended solids and toxic metals. The main factor to be considered in textile effluent is total dissolved solids (TDS). Because of the use of common salt and Glauber salt, the level of TDS increases in textile wastewater. The direct discharge of textile effluents may increase the level of TDS in ground water and surface water (Islam and Guha, 2013). The presence of TDS (high or low concentration) in water may affect the osmotic balance, causing swelling or dehydration in aquatic organisms and a change in taste. The quality of irrigation of water depends on the salt content. When the salt content increases, it contaminates the water and makes it unsuitable for domestic, industrial and agricultural use.

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