A culture-independent approach was used to elucidate the microbial diversity and structure in the anaerobic-aerobic reactors integrated with a constructed wetland for the treatment of tannery wastewater in Modjo town, Ethiopia. The system has been running with removal efficiencies ranging from 94%-96% for COD, 91%-100% for SO4(2-) and S(2-), 92%-94% for BOD, 56%-82% for total Nitrogen and 2%-90...

River pollution due to rapid industrialization and anthropogenic activities adversely affects the aquatic organisms, especially fish. Here, we assessed the genotoxicity, mutagenicity and bioaccumulative aspects of tannery effluents in freshwater murrel, Channa punctatus, an inhabitant of river Ganges. Test specimens were collected from three different polluted sites of the river within and near...

Chromium (Cr)-contaminated tannery wastewater is a major environmental concern, especially in developing countries, such as Pakistan, due to its use for crop irrigation, resulting food-chain contamination and health issues. In this study, we explored the distribution, speciation, hydrogeochemical behavior risks of Cr collected from various tanneries Kasur district Punjab, Pakistan. Tannery samp...

Serious illnesses, including deaths, and adverse environmental impacts have been linked to land application of sewage sludge. EPA and the wastewater treatment industry have worked with Congress to fund wastewater trade associations to promote land application, supporting industry-friendly scientists and discouraging independent research, to prevent local governments from restricting land applic...

The present study focused to isolate the different fungi species from contaminated soil samples of textile industry wastewater, located in Kanchipuram. The experiments were conducted against the effect of pH, fungi biomass and different concentration (different dilution ratio) to know the effectiveness of fungi for removing colour from textile industry wastewater. The results showed that the or...