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Textile wastewater is a major source of water pollution. But there's hope for a cleaner future.

Researchers at Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi have developed a new technology that uses bacteria to break down the pollutants in textile wastewater.

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One-fifth of water pollution comes from textile dyes. But a shellfish-inspired solution could clean it up | CNN Wastewater is polluting our environment and threatening human health and wildlife. Researchers in Abu Dhabi have come up with a sustainable solution to help textile factories clean up the toxic dyes in their wastewater.