More than a decade ago, jet-lagged textile expert Juan Hinestroza landed in Xintang, China, and took a walk near a large creek. He noticed the water was a strange color - indigo blue, from highly toxic dyes, pigments and finishes dumped from a neighboring textile factory. "People's faces appeared blue. The houses were blue. The air was blue. Textile plants throw contaminants in the rivers - where people swim, where people get their drinking and cooking water," says Hinestroza , the Rebecca Q. Morgan '60 Professor of Fiber Science and Apparel Design in the College of Human Ecology.

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