20% of industrial water pollution globally is attributable to the dyeing and treatment of textiles.

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Notes:

This is wrong. They attributed to WB and World Bank confirmed they do not have reports stating this. See also for further explanation: https://issues.mclnews.com/Ecotextile-News/ETN-94-December-2019-January-2020/#page=14

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Secondary Source:

2012 - Kant, R., Textile dyeing industry: An environmental hazard, Natural Science, Vol.4, 1 (2012), p.23