The cooperation of industrialists and traders was imperative to control smog during the current season, said Deputy Director Environment Imtiaz Ahmad Chaudhry.
The cooperation of industrialists and traders was imperative to control smog during the current season, said Deputy Director Environment Imtiaz Ahmad Chaudhry.
During a meeting with Sheikh Muhammad Asghar Qadri Chairman All Pakistan Textile Processing Mills Association (APTPMA), he said the environment protection department had evolved a comprehensive strategy to control environmental pollution which was a major cause of smog during winter.
In this connection, all industrialists and kiln owners were requested to install zigzag technology and avoid emitting excessive smoke direct into the air.
They were also requested to use standard fuel as substandard fuel not only emitted excessive smoke but also caused environmental pollution, he said and requested the industrialists and traders to cooperate with the environment protection department as their cooperation was necessary to control smog during winter.
APTPMA Chairman Asghar Qadri said the association would ensure the use of standard fuel in all processing units in addition to making industrialists abide by rules and regulations. In this connection, special meetings would also be arranged for industrialists besides displaying awareness banners in industrial areas to control environmental pollution and smog, he added.
The textile industry is plagued by air pollution problems which must be resolved. In particular, smoke and odor arising in the process require abatement.
Air pollution is the introduction of chemicals, particulate, or biological material that cause harm or discomfort to humans or other living organisms, or damages the natural environment into the atmosphere.
Oil mist and organic emissions produced when textile materials containing lubricating oils, platicizers, and other materials that can volatilize or be thermically degraded into volatile substances, are subjected to heat.
Processes that can be sources of oil mist include tentering, calendaring, heat setting, drying, and curing. Acid mist produced during the carbonization of wool and during some types of spray dyeing. Solvent vapours are released during and after solvent processing operations such as dry cleaning and volatile organic compounds from mineral spirit solvents in print pastes or inks.
Exhaust gases emanate from polycondensation of melt spinning fibre lines. Dust and lint are produced by the processing of natural fibres and synthetic staple prior to and during spinning, as well as by napping and carpet shearing.
Originally published at UrduPoint.com