Biological Methods For The Treatment Of Textile Industry Effluent: A Review

Abstract

The textile industry is one of the largest water-consuming industries and its effluent contains many pollutants such as dyes, degradable organic matter, detergents, stabilizers, inorganic salts and heavy metals. In India, most textile manufacturers discharge untreated effluent into water bodies without treatment, contaminating groundwater and endangering people's health and socioeconomic well-being. To shield the environment from these various pollutants and to re-process the used water, the effluents need to be treated mandatorily. This review paper highlights the usage of various biological methods and their advantages for textile industry wastewater treatment. The present study summarizes not only the direct application of plant sources but also the use of bacterial, fungal, algal sources and its enzyme to treat textile wastewater.