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      Remediation of dyes in textile effluent: a critical review on current treatment technologies with a proposed alternative.

      Bioresource Technology
      Adsorption, Biodegradation, Environmental, Coloring Agents, chemistry, Fungi, metabolism, Industrial Waste, Oxygen, Textile Industry, methods

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          The control of water pollution has become of increasing importance in recent years. The release of dyes into the environment constitutes only a small proportion of water pollution, but dyes are visible in small quantities due to their brilliance. Tightening government legislation is forcing textile industries to treat their waste effluent to an increasingly high standard. Currently, removal of dyes from effluents is by physio-chemical means. Such methods are often very costly and although the dyes are removed, accumulation of concentrated sludge creates a disposal problem. There is a need to find alternative treatments that are effective in removing dyes from large volumes of effluents and are low in cost, such as biological or combination systems. This article reviews the current available technologies and suggests an effective, cheaper alternative for dye removal and decolourisation applicable on large scale.

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