Discharge of Tannery effluent (Chromium waste)

India / Tamil Nadu / Arcot /
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Mindless development of number tanneries in the Walaja, resulted in finding a place in critically polluted area list declared by Ministry Environment and Forest, India. The sub-surface water flows towards the Bay of Bengal which passes through Kancheepuram and Walajabad. One of the source of drinking water to the Chennai Metropolitan Area. Tannery effluents contains Cr 6+ (hexavalentchromium)is a cancer causing chemical found the drinking water of Palar basin. For more information about toxicity of this chemical, please visit the following link
www.osha.gov/SLTC/hexavalentchromium/
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Coordinates:   12°53'47"N   79°21'45"E
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