Heavy metal mercury continues to be used as a component in dyes and as a catalyst in the dyeing process to make brightly coloured clothing? Untreated toxic dye water is washed away through factory outlet pipes into local rivers and lakes where it poisons the fish and shellfish. But the sad, criminal story doesn't end there, textile workers drinking water wells are also contaminated with mercury. Mercury is a bio-accumulative toxin, once it is absorbed by a living system it cannot be expelled by waste, it builds up over time.
Do you know if your favorite apparel brand recycles its toxic dye water?
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