Textile Industry is one of the most important and largest industrial sectors in Pakistan. It has a high importance in terms of its environment impact, since it consumes large quantity of textile industrial processed water and produces highly polluted discharge water. The textile industry uses high volume of water throughout its operation, from the washing of fibers to bleaching, mercerizing, dyeing, printing and washing of finished products. A process data collection was performed and integrated with a characterization of the process effluents in terms of treatability and reusability. In order to evaluate properly the wastewater loading, on analysis course was set. The samples were collected during four months period of time i.e. November, December, January and February 2009-2010 from the seven samples were collected from different textile mills and analyzed for various parameters such as Total Dissolved Solids(TDS), Chemical Oxygen Demand(COD), Biochemical Oxygen demand(BOD), pH, Electrical Conductivity(EC), and heavy metals like Cadmium(Cd), Chromium(Cr), Copper(Cu), Iron(Fe), Manganese(Mn), Nickel(Ni), Potassium(K), Phosphorous(P), Sodium(Na), Sulphur(S), Zinc(Zn) were found in within the limits. Concentrations of all these metal ions in the effluent were above the recommended NEQS. It was therefore concluded that textile effluents were highly polluted.

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In the textile industry, synthetic aromatic dyes are commonly used for dye fabrication. The largest group of synthetic dyes is Azo dyes, highly water-soluble and the main counterpart of the textile industry. It is composed of aromatic rings that are highly persistent. Environmental protection and product safety measures are becoming increasingly important during the purchase of textiles products due to the dynamic nature of the debate and more significant consumer concern. It is essential to develop awareness regarding the use of azo dyes, their significance in the dyeing industry, and health-related issues on a more factual basis. This review article provides background notes on the German Consumer Goods Ordinance, coupled with a list of the amines and dyestuffs involved. Evidence is also provided about the test methods used for textiles and a summary of national regulations relating to azo dyes.

The textile industry is considered the most ecologically detrimental industry in the world. The eco-problems in the textile industry arise during manufacturing processes and are accepted onward right to the finished product. In the production process, like bleaching and then dying, the subsequent fabric makes a toxin that waves into our ecosystem. Controlling pollution is vital during the production process as manufacturing products is free from the toxic effect. The utilization of rayon for clothing has added to the fast depleting forests. Petroleum-based products are harmful to the environment. An integrated pollution control approach is needed to safeguard our environment from these effects. Luckily there is an availability of more substitutes as a textile industry based on agriculture where organic cotton cultivation may be the probable solution of the sustainable, eco-friendly environment.