Assessment of Cytotoxicity and Genotoxicity Potential of Effluents from Bahir Dar Tannery Using Allium cepa

Table 1

Physicochemical characteristics of Bahir Dar tannery effluent after treatment.

Checked parameters for physicochemical analysis	Present study (mean ± SE)	Literature value (mean ± SE) [24]	Discharge limit
			FEPA	EEPA
Temperature (°C)	23.1 ± 0.8	25.5 ± 2.2	<40	40
pH	7.8 ± 0.0	7.15 ± 0.0	6–9	6–9
Conductivity (μs/cm)	382.8 ± 3.7	3953.2 ± 150.3	2500	100
Turbidity (NTU)	18.6 ± 1.5	—	—	<5
Salinity (ppt)	0.1 ± 0.0	—	—	—
TSS (mg/l)	304.6 ± 2.0	339 ± 68.6	30	50
TDS (mg/l)	2130.8 ± 14.8	2003.2 ± 74.5	2000	80
BOD5 (mg/l)	252 ± 5.8	342 ± 52.5	50	200

All values are mean of triplicates ± SE.