The textile mill industry is one of the major sources of pollution and contributors of metal contaminants to the environment. At the same time, the industry is important for global economy. Pollution caused by the textile industry is characteristic due to a unique set of potentially toxic substances. Darkling beetles (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae), which live in all biogeographical regions, are especially common in soil quality and soil degradation studies. Our study was designed to assess long-term effects of textile industry (which generates specific pollution) on soil organisms, namely Trachyderma hispida. We especially wanted to find out what changes allow the species to survive and adapt to these specific conditions. Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy of soil and midgut tissues of T. hispida sampled from a polluted site in the Edku textile industrial area in Egypt revealed a high accumulation of chemical elements, compared to a reference site. The concentration of elements in soil was well correlated with their concentration in the midgut of insects. Activity of superoxide dismutase, catalase, ascorbate peroxidase and glutathione S-transferase were negatively correlated with concentration of elements in soil and in the midgut. Meanwhile, malondialdehyde concentration in the midgut revealed an opposite tendency. DNA damage and expression of stress proteins, (HSP70 and metallothionein - MT) were elevated in insects from the polluted site. The activity of textile industry in the area of Edku undoubtedly causes an increase of soil pollution and, in consequence, causes a number of changes in the bodies of organisms living in these areas, including T. hispidus. Therefore, it is necessary to find a solution which limits the emission of waste from the textile industry, as well as to design modern strategies of processing, storing and utilizing it.

纺织厂行业是主要的污染源之一，也是造成环境中金属污染物的主要来源。同时，该行业对全球经济至关重要。纺织工业造成的污染具有独特的潜在有毒物质特征。生活在所有生物地理区域的黑甲虫（鞘翅目，天牛科）在土壤质量和土壤退化研究中尤为常见。我们的研究旨在评估纺织工业（产生特定污染）对土壤生物（即Trachyderma hispida）的长期影响。我们特别想找出什么变化可以使该物种生存并适应这些特定条件。土壤和肠组织的能量色散X射线光谱T.刚毛与参照地点相比，从埃及埃德库纺织工业区一个污染地点的采样显示化学元素的积累量高。土壤中元素的含量与其在昆虫中肠中的含量密切相关。超氧化物歧化酶，过氧化氢酶，抗坏血酸过氧化物酶和谷胱甘肽S-转移酶的活性与土壤和中肠中元素的含量呈负相关。同时，中肠中的丙二醛浓度显示出相反的趋势。在受污染地点的昆虫中，DNA损伤和应激蛋白（HSP70和金属硫蛋白-MT）的表达升高。毫无疑问，埃德库地区的纺织工业活动引起土壤污染的增加，结果使生活在这些地区的生物体发生了许多变化，T. hispidus。因此，有必要找到一种解决方案，以限制纺织工业废物的排放，并设计现代的处理，储存和利用废物的策略。