Black Swirl in Linjiang Industrial Zone

A black swirl of wastewater about 50 metres in diameter is being discharged along the bank of the Qiantang River. The water originates from the Xiaoshan Linjiang Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP), which is within the Linjiang industrial zone (Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou).

Unique identifier: GP04DII

Type: Image

Shoot date: 27/10/2012

Locations: China, Hangzhou, Linjiang industrial zone, Xiaoshan, Zhejiang

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Lu Guang

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Toxic Discharge in Zhejiang Province

Greenpeace suspects that the textile industry is substantially contributing to the extensive pollution of rivers and waterways in Zhejiang Province. Therefore, Greenpeace chose to take samples of the discharge of effluent from two major industrial zones: Binhai industrial zone (in Shaoxing) and the Linjiang industrial zone (in Hangzhou).
The Greenpeace investigatory report; 'Toxic Threads: Putting Pollution on Parade' released 4th December 2012, reveals that effluent from the Linjiang WWTP contains various toxic chemicals including carcinogens. The report also names the textile industry as an outstanding source of pollution in coastal Zhejiang Province which assumes more than a third of China’s dying and printing capacity and houses suppliers of global fashion brands such as Levi’s and Calvin Klein.

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