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Leather Industry Pollution - Kanpur, india

A young boy walks amongst discarded leather trimmings in a dumping ground on the banks of the Ganges River in Kanpur. The city is notorious for having some of the country's worst pollution which is created by the local leathery tannery industry. Waste water laced with toxins, such as chromium, is discharged in local waterways and agricultural land which is used many residents who live in the nearby area.

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The Toxic Price of Leather - Kanpur, India [2013]
A young boy walks amongst discarded leather trimmings in a dumping ground on the banks of the Ganges River in Kanpur. The city is notorious for having some of the country's worst pollution which is created by the local leathery tannery industry. Waste water laced with toxins, such as chromium, is discharged in local waterways and agricultural land which is used many residents who live in the nearby area.