Harmful dyes in lakes, rivers can become colorless with new, sponge-like material
Wednesday, August 1, 2018 - 14:30
in Earth & Climate
Dyes are widely used in industries such as textiles, cosmetics, food processing, papermaking and plastics. Globally, we produce about 700,000 metric tons—the weight of two Empire State Buildings—of dye each year to color our clothing, eye shadow, toys and vending machine candy.