ABSTRACT
The textile industries are very complex in nature as far as varieties of products, process and raw materials are concerned. During production, the cloth has to pass through various processes and chemical operations like sizing, desizing, scouring, mercerising, bleaching, dying, printing, and finishing. In a textile industry, a number of dyes chemicals and auxiliary chemicals are used to impart desired quality in the fabrics. The wastewater of the industry is highly alkaline in nature and contains high concentration or BOD, COD, TDS and alkalinity. It can cause environmental problems unless it is properly treated before disposal. The industry also generates air pollution. Processing of fibres prior to and during spinning and weaving generates dust, lint, etc., which degrades working environment in the industry. Dust may cause respiratory diseases in workers. A chronic lung disease, byssinosis is commonly observed among workers exposed to cotton, flax and hemp dust. Besides this, there are a number of process operations including spinning weaving that produce noise to the tune of 90 dB (A).
