Overview
This book covers bleach plant effluents, that most polluting effluent from the pulp and paper industry. Disappearance of benthic invertebrates, a high incidence of fish diseases, and mutagenic effects on the aquatic fauna are some of the consequences of the disposal of bleach effluents into surface waters.\xa0This book\xa0describes environmental impact of bleach plant effluents, environmental regulations, and measures to reduce the\xa0 pollution load by internal process modification and external treatment of bleach plant effluents.