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Leather Industry Pollution - Kanpur, india

A man sits near a vat used for burning leather trimmings on the outskirts of the town of Kanpur. The leather is burnt, dried and then used as fertiliser and chicken feed. The area is now highly toxic having received the city's industrial waste for many years. Workers have little to no protection.

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The Toxic Price of Leather - Kanpur, India [2013]
A man sits near a vat used for burning leather trimmings on the outskirts of the town of Kanpur. The leather is burnt, dried and then used as fertiliser and chicken feed. The area is now highly toxic having received the city's industrial waste for many years. Workers have little to no protection.