Study of carcinogenic elements present in textile fabrics (dyed & printed) in Ahmedabad Gujarat

With the development of industries quality & requirement of fabric has been changing & for enhancing fabric qualities like whiteness, colour fastness, crease resistance, flame retardant finish, various type of dyes & chemicals are used. Some of them are carcinogenic, asthmatic & allergic for human being and their discharge to soil& water is harmful for the environment. Carcinogenic substances present in textile product or accessory and exceed a maximum amount or which evolve during normal or prescribed use and exceed a maximum amount, which may have some kind of effect on the people during normal and prescribed use and may according to current scientific knowledge, be injurious to health.

Parameter of toxins i.e. Formaldehyde Toxic heavy Metals Banned Amines in samples collected from different types of printed, dyed cotton, polyester, and hosiery fabrics were collected from different parts of Ahmedabad.

An analysis of the results obtained shows that such carcinogenic elements are present in our fabric and garments in objectionable amount, i.e. above detection limit. This may be very harmful to public health and country's environment.