Textile wastewater treatment generates alarmingly high levels of toxic compounds, study reveals

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Jun 1, 2026, 7:40 pm286 ptsTop
Textile wastewater treatment practices inadvertently produce toxic byproducts—including chloroform and bromoform—at alarming levels that pose a clear occupational health hazard and lead to unknown environmental effects downstream, University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers have found. The study is…

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