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Colorant, Environmental Aspects

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Eco-/genotoxicity of synthetic dyes; Environmental chemistry of synthetic dyes; Structure property relationships

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The environmental characteristics of colorants (dyes and pigments) encompass topics pertaining to the impact of such compounds on human health and biota. This is important because as much as 15% of the commercially used colorants reach the environment – mainly through the release of effluents into aquatic and soil biota. Humans can be exposed to various colorants or their transformation products often through drinking water and through dye and pigment manufacturing processes [1]. Therefore, it is important to have information pertaining to the toxicity of colorants as well as their possible transformation products, to avoid unacceptable health risks. In the case of dyes, the principal sources of losses are colorants remaining in dyebaths following textile dyeing processes. Another area of concern arises from the use of sludge from waste treatment plants...

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  1. School of Technology, UNICAMP, Limeira, SP, Brazil

    Gisela Umbuzeiro

  2. Fiber and Polymer Science Program, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA

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Umbuzeiro, G., Freeman, H. (2021). Colorant, Environmental Aspects. In: Shamey, R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Color Science and Technology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27851-8_151-2

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    Colorant, Environmental Aspects
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    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27851-8_151-2

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