Dirty Laundry

A damning report from Greenpeace named 'Dirty Laundry' (2011) highlights the extent of China's poor environmental status, particularly when it comes to water pollution.

"A new investigative report from Greenpeace, 'Dirty Laundry', profiles the problem of toxic water pollution resulting from the release of hazardous chemicals by the textile industry in China. The investigations focuses on two facilities that were found to be discharging a range of hazardous and persistent chemicals with hormone-disrupting properties. These results are indicative of a much wider problem that is posing serious and immediate threats to both our precious ecosystems and to human health. Urgent and transparent action is needed in order to eliminate the use and release of these hazardous chemicals." - Statement from Greenpeace.

Watch the video that investigates the background of the study:



References: 
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/publications/reports/Dirty-Laundry