Harmful dyes in lakes, rivers can become colorless with new, sponge-like material

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Aug 1, 2018, 3:27 pm312 pts
Dyes are widely used in industries such as textiles, cosmetics, food processing, papermaking and plastics. Globally, we produce about 700,000 metric tons — the weight of two Empire State Buildings — of dye each year to color our clothing, eye shadow, toys and vending machine candy.

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