Textile Industrial Effluents: Implication and Possible Use for Afforestation in Western Rajasthan

Abstract

In this paper, the environmental problems related to industrial effluents
with particular reference to western Rajasthan are discussed. In Jodhpur
district alone, textile effluents constituting major source are discharged
untreated at the rate of 7 million litres/day. The effluents are coloured
with high pH (9-11), predominant in sodium (600-3500 ppm) having high RSC
values (11-90 me/I), very low in calcium, magnesum, lead and cadmium.
Effluent can possibly be used for establishing tree species of economic value
and the soil deterioration can be reduced by giving Some soil treatments.