Evaluation of textile industry wastewater treatment and reuse in China.

Textile industry is a significant water consumer and wastewater discharger. China has been the largest textile producer in the world over the years. Textile wastewater has become an important source of pollution that affects the water environments in China. This paper mainly discusses the current status and challenges of the water pollution control in Chinese textile industry, including wastewater discharge, wastewater characteristics, discharge standards, wastewater treatment and reuse technologies, costs, and emerging contaminants. The wastewater treatment and reuse technologies in Chinese textile industry have been developed significantly, but the wastewater management has been imprudent. With the consumers' growing demands for novel textile products and the stricter environmental protection requirements, Chinese textile water pollution control needs a systematic solution. To effectively improve pollution control and environmental sustainability, it is necessary to change the end-of-pipe control to the whole process design and control. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]