Labors collect industrial waste from Savar (Dhaka Export Processing Zone) DEPZ. Everyday 1.3 million Cubic meters of industrial waste discharged . These industries directly discharge chemicals like ammonia, acids, chloride, arsenic, sulfur, chlorine, benzene, and metals like chromium, aluminum, copper, lead, zinc, silver, etc. Industrial waste makes up 60 percent of total pollution. June 2006 Savar, Dhaka. © Monirul Alam

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