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Pollution resulting from the leather manufacturing process - Coggle Diagram
Pollution resulting from the leather manufacturing process
LIQUID POLLUTION
Low pH of tannery
effluent
kills all natural life in the water-body
corrosion of the water-carrying system
Formation of hydrogen
sulfide & presence of chromium
highly toxic to many forms of life
Voluminous, highly colored
effluent discharge containing
heavy sediment load
contamination of surface
and sub-surface water
Contaminates main
agriculture land
Food contamination
Threat to the health of urban population
SOLID WASTE
Poultry feeds containing
proteins with tanneries wastes
chromium enters the food chain
Leather shavings used
as cheap fuel in kilns
release of chromium in the environment
Contains chromium residues
causes perforations and bronchiogenic carcinoma to people frequently exposed
Solid wastes remaining
dumped illegally
AIR POLLUTION
Hydrogen sulfide & ammonia
in the atmosphere