Polluting chemical industry. Asian worker at a chemical factory which manufactures azo dyes. The red dye powder has been laid out on open ground in th

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Polluting chemical industry. Asian worker at a chemical factory which manufactures azo dyes. The red dye powder has been laid out on open ground in the sun to dry. The worker has little protective clothing, and is coated with the powder. There are also no safeguards to prevent the powder from contaminating the surrounding area. The chemicals in some azo dyes may causes allergies and skin cancer. Photographed in Ankleshwar, Gujarat, India.

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Keywords: azo, chemical, dye, dyeing, environment, environmental, india, indian, industry, manufacture, pigment, pollution, red, world